1836-1837 / 2351
2013
• 0.1-0.2% of all cancers
• Incidence: 5-9 per million for males, 2-5 per million for
females
• Epithelial cancers are the commonest (SCC, ADC)
• Most frequent sites are nasal cavity and maxillary sinus
• Occupational risk factors: wood and leather dust, nickel,
radium-226/228 and their decay compounds, and acids used
in isopropyl alcohol production (second most important
cancer site for occupational attribution after mesothelioma)
•
Mortality
rate is 0.5-3.3 per million; it
has been decreasing
worldwide in the last 40 years
EPIDEMIOLOGY
SINONASAL CANCER
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