In head and neck cancer, Ohngren's line is a line that connects the medial canthus of the eye to the angle of the mandible.[1]

The line defines a plane orthogonal to a sagittal plane that divides the maxillary sinus into (1) an anterior-inferior part, and (2) a superior-posterior part. Tumours that arise in the anterior-inferior part, i.e. below Ohngren's line, generally have a better prognosis than those in the other group.[2] Addition to above a vertical line through pupil is also considered, which divides the above-mentioned structures into 4 different regions. The structures at posterosuperior medial have worst prognosis and that at anteroinferior medial are least dangerous.

References

  1. ↑ Carlson, Diane L. "Protocol for the examination of specimnes for patients with carcinomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Ren, B.; Cui, Y.; Chen, J. (Aug 1999). "[Analysis of the late curative effect of 432 cases with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus]". Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi. 34 (4): 201–3. PMID 12764770.
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