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  • Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery (EESBS) and Pituitary Surgery Quality of Life Rochester, Minn.

    The objectives of this study are to:

      • Measure the short and long-term overall and nasal-specific quality of life (QOL) impact of patients undergoing Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery (EESBS) for pituitary and sellar lesions.
      • Determine the relative difference in QOL impact of EESBS for patients undergoing surgery for functional and nonfunctional pituitary adenomas.
      • Generate baseline data to development and validate a site-specific endoscopic-specific comprehensive QOL for EESBS.
      • Particular tumors of interest include pituitary tumors, Rathke’s cleft cysts, craniopharyngiomas, clival chordomas and chondrosarcomas.
      • Specific QOL aims focus on olfaction (sense of smell), gustation (sense of taste) and nasal function.

     

     
  • Sinonasal Cancer Study to Evaluate Oncologic Outcomes and Quality of Life Rochester, Minn.

    This is a multi-site study with several other leading centers studying sinonasal cancers. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the treatment and significant morbidity associated with sinonasal cancer and identify the impact this disease has on quality of life. In addition, several additional endpoints will focus on survival and optimal treatment strategies. Additional components will also included genomic and molecular analysis of tumor tissue as we search for novel targets for therapy.

     

     
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