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World J Clin Cases. Feb 16, 2015; 3(2): 191-195
Published online Feb 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i2.191
Survival in unresectable sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma treated with concurrent intra-arterial cisplatin and radiation
Sonal S Noticewala, Loren K Mell, Scott E Olson, William Read
Sonal S Noticewala, Loren K Mell, Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, Center for Advanced Radiotherapy Technologies, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
Scott E Olson, Division of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92103, United States
William Read, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30308, United States
Author contributions: Noticewala SS co-wrote manuscript, involved in literature review of SNUC, and performed patient chart review; Mell LK co-wrote manuscript, involved in patient care, involved in literature review of SNUC, provided images; Olson SE involved in patient care, provided images, co-wrote manuscript; Read W co-wrote manuscript, involved in patient care, involved in literature review of SNUC.
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Correspondence to: William Read, MD, Associate Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, 550 Peachtree St NE, MOT 18, Atlanta, GA 30308, United States. william.l.read@emory.edu
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Received: July 28, 2014
Peer-review started: July 28, 2014
First decision: September 28, 2014
Revised: November 4, 2014
Accepted: November 17, 2014
Article in press: November 19, 2014
Published online: February 16, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Our patient with unresectable sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma has enjoyed nearly 4 years disease-free survival after concurrent intra-arterial cisplatin and radiation.