Eye, nasal cavity cancers (nose)
Our experts in medical and radiation oncology, otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, and speech and rehabilitation therapy offer a wide range of treatment options for both eye and nasal cavity cancers, and for recurrence.
Risk assessment
We collaborate with our colleagues in ophthalmology, and otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. Exposures to industrial inhalants are thought to increase risk for nasal cavity cancers. Also, a subgroup of patients showed that increased risk of nasal cavity cancers is associated with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. For eye cancers, being elderly and having fair skin increases risk.
Diagnosis & treatment options
Nasal cavity cancer »
For patients with nasal cavity cancer, pre-treatment evaluation and staging is very important and is based on:
- inspection
- palpation
- direct endoscopy
- histology and pathology
Eye cancer »
For patients with eye cancer, regular eye exams and clinic visits are encouraged. We look for symptoms via the following:
- physical exam/history of illness
- eye exams with dilated pupils
- opthalmoscopy
- slit-lamp biomicroscopy
- gonioscopy
- ultrasound exam of the eyes
- high-resolution ultrasound biomicroscopy
- transillumination of the globe & iris
- fluorescein angiography
- indocyanine green angiography
- ocular coherence yomography
- biopsy
- cytogenetic analysis
- gene expression profiling
Supportive care and information
About eye & nasal cavity cancers
Nasal cavity refers to the large air-filled space above and behind the nose (where each cavity is the continuation of one of the two nostrils).
Intraocular melanoma refers to the rare disease in which cancer forms in melanocytes of the eye.
