TY - JOUR T1 - Total rhinectomy for nasal carcinomas JO - Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (English Edition) T2 - AU - Girardi,Fábio Muradás AU - Hauth,Luiz Alberto AU - Abentroth,Aliende Lengler SN - 18088694 M3 - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.06.002 DO - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.06.002 UR - http://www.bjorl.org/en-total-rhinectomy-for-nasal-carcinomas-articulo-S1808869419300606 AB - IntroductionTotal rhinectomy is an uncommon procedure for the treatment of nasal malignancies, usually reserved for locally advanced tumors. There are few case series studying total rhinectomy in the literature, reporting conflicting results about recurrence and metastasis. ObjectiveEvaluate prognosis of total rhinectomy cases for malignant neoplasia in our institution. MethodsRetrospective review from January 2013 to September 2018, including all patients undergoing total rhinectomy in our Institution, under the care of the Head and Neck surgical team. ResultsTen patients were included, two men and eight women. The mean patient age was 71.6 years old. The majority had nasal skin (8 cases) carcinomas. Squamous cell carcinoma was present in seven cases. In total, six cases had regional metastasis, in a median period of 14.3 months. The overall mortality and disease specific mortality was 50% and 30%, respectively, in a median follow-up of 45.7 months. ConclusionWe observed high overall and disease-specific mortality among cases with advanced nasal malignancies undergoing total rhinectomy. ER -