Predictive value of comorbidity and anemia on outcome in patients with sinonasal carcinoma.

Introduction: To evaluate the influence of comorbidities and anemia on outcome and survival in patients with sinonasal carcinomas.

Materials And Methods: Review of medical records of 121 patients with carcinoma treated at a single quaternary medical care and cancer center between 2002 and 2015. Comorbidities were classified according to the age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (ACCI) scoring system.

Health-related quality of life in patients with major salivary gland carcinoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the health-related quality of life (QOL) in patients with major salivary gland carcinoma (MSGC).

Methods: 45 patients with MSGC completed the University of Washington Quality of Life (UWQOL) questionnaire. Results and factors influencing quality of life were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test.