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Table I
Summary of each patient's characteristics.
| Case Studies − Observations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Patient 1 (55 y/o) | Patient 2 (62 y/o) |
| Diagnosis | Adenosquamous carcinoma of the nasal pyramid (T2 N0 M0) |
Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum (T4 N2 cM0) |
| Medical history | None | Hypertension, hypothyroidism (on L‑T4) |
| Smoking | None | 20 pack-years |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | Taxotere-cisplatin-5Fu, 2 cycles | None |
| Surgery | Total nasal amputation (pyramid) | Radical nasal amputation |
| Adjuvant radiotherapy | 50Gy | 66Gy |
| Preserved structures | Nasal bones (15 mm), septum, piriform rim, turbinates, zygomatic bone, sinus wall | Piriform rim, turbinates, zygomatic bone, sinus wall |
| Zygomatic bone | Satisfactory volume, with irradiation remaining below 50 Gy | |
| Epithesis | Bonded epithesis | Bonded epithesis |
| Chief complaint | Prosthesis mobility | Facial dermatitis related to adhesives |
| Remission | 27months | 17months |
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