Objectives: Woodworkers' adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinuses is an extremely rare occupational malignancy with a locally aggressive course. Treatment with surgical exenteration and topical 5 fluorouracil (5FU) packs has become standard treatment over the last 10 years in this ENT unit. This study presents level 2 evidence that 5FU provides improved survival over previous management with primary radiotherapy and salvage craniofacial resection.
Design: Retrospective case series with historical control group.
Setting: District General Hospital.
Participants: The records of 31 consecutive patients with the disease were analysed. Five patients died prior to treatment. One patient was treated with surgery alone and therefore excluded. Twenty-five patients were included in the analysis. Fourteen were treated with primary radiotherapy and 11 with surgery and topical 5FU.
Outcome Measures: Disease free survival was measured using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.
Results: Five-year disease free survival improved from 50% with primary radiotherapy to 86% with surgery and 5FU. This improvement is statistically significant (P = 0.03).
Conclusion: Topical 5FU treatment improves survival of Woodworker's adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinuses. This finding may be useful in the treatment of other locally aggressive sinonasal malignancies.
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