How cancer of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity is treated There are treatments for all patients with cancer of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity. Surgery is commonly used to remove cancers of the paranasal sinus or nasal cavity. Depending on where the cancer is and how far it has spread, a doctor may need to cut out bone or tissue around the cancer. This surgery often times requires a team of surgeons who have expertise with removing portions of the plate of bone separating the sinuses from the inside of the skull with proximity to the brain. Surgeons at The James have developed an effective approach to this surgery which substantially decreases the morbidity.
Radiation therapy is also a common treatment of cancer of the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity.
Surgeons of radiation therapy at The James have developed a team approach using both surgery and specialized irradiation given during the surgery of some of these cancers. External radiation to the thyroid or the pituitary gland may change the way the thyroid gland works. The doctor may wish to test the thyroid gland before and after therapy to make sure it is working properly. Link to the department of Radiation Oncology at The James. Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells.