Assessment of Functional and Symptom Outcomes for Survivors of Paranasal Sinus, Nasopharyngeal and Skull Base Tumors
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
To learn about the symptoms and changes our patients experience while receiving treatment for sinonasal or nasopharyngeal cancer
Description
Objectives: * To estimate the prevalence and severity of adverse and functional outcomes in survivors of benign and malignant paranasal sinus, nasopharynx and skull base tumors. * To estimate the prevalence of health promotion behaviors during skull base tumor survivorship * To identify possible mediators or predictors of survivorship outcomes and health behaviors in survivors of skull base tumors. * To develop a database of demographic, clinicopathologic, recurrence, survival, functional and patient reported outcomes (PROS) for patients with benign and malignant paranasal sinus, nasopharynge…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion criteria: 1. Previously untreated patients with or suspected to have sinonasal malignancy or nasopharyngeal malignancy diagnosis based on either outside pathology report or MD Anderson pathology report. 2. Age ≥ 18 years 3. Plan to obtain the majority of treatment at MDACC including surgery and radiotherapy 4. Ability to understand and willingness to sign written informed consent Exclusion criteria: 1. History of the previous solid or liquid malignancies, apart from skin cancers treated with local therapy. 2. Existing neurocognitive impairment that is not the result of sinonasal a…
Interventions
- BehavioralStandard of Care
Standard of care assessment of their function including pituitary hormone lab draws, audiogram hearing test, eye exam, teeth and jaw exam (in trismus clinic) and speech and swallowing evaluation
Location
- M D Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas