However, she saw little improvement and went in for surgery in December 2023 ... was diagnosed with a rare nasal cancer The cancer, sinonasal carcinoma SMARCB1, has only been seen in 200 patients ...

The UAB Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery team specializes in a wide range of procedures including functional nasal surgery, reconstructing cancer defects and totally aesthetic interventions.

HNSCCs occur in the oral cavity, pharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, nasal cavity and salivary glands and comprise the seventh most common cancer diagnosis worldwide ... Shrinking a tumor prior to surgery ...

and sinuses. Your surgeon usually removes some surrounding tissue along with the cancer. The exact details of surgery depend on the size and location of the cancer. Salivary gland cancers often spread ...

The Rhinology and Sinus Surgery Program provides comprehensive care for inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic diseases of the sinus and nasal cavities. Our subspecialist physicians treat patients ...