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Five-Year Survival 60 to 70 percent
Stage III
Standard Treatment
• Maxillary sinus: Surgery with high-dose pre- or postoperative radiotherapy .
• Ethmoid sinus: Extensive surgery followed by radiotherapy.
• Sphenoid sinus: Radiotherapy.
• Nasal cavity: Surgery or radiotherapy alone. Usually postoperative radiotherapy is preferred.
• Inverting papilloma: Same as Stage II. Radiotherapy may be needed if further surgery is unsuccessful.
• Melanomas and sarcomas: Surgery if possible, otherwise radiotherapy.
• Midline granuloma: Radiotherapy.
• Nasal vestibule: Radiation first and surgery later if needed.
Clinical trials are in progress for ethmoid sinus and nasal cavity tumors, using chemotherapy combinations in addition to surgery or radiotherapy.
Five-Year Survival 25 to 35 percent