Background
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long‐term results of primary radiotherapy treatment for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the nasal vestibule.
Methods
Eighty‐one patients were treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and/or interstitial radiotherapy (IRT) for a primary, localized, Wang classified SCC of the nasal vestibule.
Results
Median follow‐up was 38 months. T1 tumors were treated with IRT: we observed 1 local failure (at 13 months) among 48 patients (5‐year local control rate of 97%). Most T2 tumors (20 of 26) were treated with EBRT. There were 8 local recurrences among 26 patients (5‐year local control rate of 68%). For the T3 tumors (n = 7; all treated with EBRT), we observed local recurrence in 2 patients (5‐year local control rate of 53%). The late‐term side effects were relatively mild.
Conclusion
Local primary radiotherapy (either IRT for T1 or EBRT for T2/3) is an adequate treatment for SCC of the nasal vestibule with little late sequelae. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: E1870–E1875, 2016