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Kostakis G, Papadopoulos P, Stathopoulos P. Perineural invasion in incisional biopsy is an indication for in-continuity resection in oral squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and floor of the mouth. Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024; 28:779-783. [PMID: 38172467 DOI: 10.1007/s10006-023-01205-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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PURPOSE The histologic finding of perineural invasion is a poor prognostic factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. The aim of this study is to detect factors that influence prognosis in patients operated for oral cancer with perineural invasion in their histopathology report and to propose safer options of treatment with respect to recurrence and survival rates. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a prospective cohort study of all oral squamous cell carcinoma cases operated in our department from January 2018 to January 2022. Overall, 75 cases of patients operated for oral squamous cell carcinoma were included in the study. Of these cases, 14 with perineural invasion were found. We created two groups: one group of patients treated with in-continuity resection and a second group of patients treated with a discontinuous resection between the primary site and the neck. Type of operation was considered the predictor variable and recurrence, survival or death, the outcome variables. RESULTS Oral cancer patients with known perineural invasion treated with in-continuity resection had a much better overall and disease-specific survival than patients treated with a discontinuous manner (p < .001). The difference in recurrence rate between these two groups of patients was found to be very significant in our study (p < .0005). CONCLUSION It is therefore our suggestion that in oral squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and floor of the mouth with perineural invasion detected in the incisional biopsy, an extended in-continuity resection to include the affected nerves should be performed.
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Singh M, Mishra N, Ray S, Bhusan Kar I, Sharma G. "Survival patterns and prognostic factors of gingivobuccal complex squamous cell cancer: A monocentric retrospective chart audit". Oral Oncol 2024; 154:106857. [PMID: 38776623 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact of clinico-pathological prognostic factors on survival in patients with GBC OSCC. To evaluate the association between various clino-pathological and treatment factors influencing the 3-year and 5-year Overall survival (OS), and Disease specific survival (DSS) in patients with lower GBC OSCC. PATIENTS & METHODS An Institutional Ethical Committee (IEC) approved retrospective chart audit was performed. Biopsy proven squamous cell cancer of gingivobuccal complex (GBC OSCC) patients from 2010 to 2019 who were treated primarily with surgery with or without adjuvant therapy having complete clinicopathological and follow up data were included. Survival outcomes including 2-year, 3-year & 5-year OS, and DSS were calculated and analyzed. A multivariate analysis was performed to identify significant predictor for the survival outcomes. A p-value < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS 183 patients with primary OSCC were identified out of which 83 patients comprised of OSCC of lower GBC. Age (p < 0.001), tumor grade (p = 0.009), pN status (p = 0.002), PNI (p < 0.001), lymph node metastasis (p = 0.002), treatment given (p = 0.02) and adjuvant therapy (p = 0.02) were found as a significant prognostic factor in univariate analysis. CONCLUSION The OS & DSS of the patients with lower GBC SCC is 78.3%. The 2-year, 3-year, and 5-year OS of the study population was reported to be 95.2%, 87.9%, and 78.8% respectively. PNI & lymph node metastasis were significant prognostic factor for OS with an adjusted hazard ratio 4.91 and 7.75 respectively.
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- Monika Singh
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SCB Dental College & Hospital, Cuttack 753007, Odisha, India.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SCB Dental College & Hospital, Cuttack 753007, Odisha, India.
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- Department of Anatomy, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack 753007, Odisha, India
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SCB Dental College & Hospital, Cuttack 753007, Odisha, India.
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, SCB Dental College & Hospital, Cuttack 753007, Odisha, India.
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Festa BM, Costantino A, Pace GM, Petruzzi G, Campo F, Pellini R, Spriano G, De Virgilio A. Impact of Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity with Perineural Invasion. Laryngoscope 2024; 134:2019-2027. [PMID: 37975480 DOI: 10.1002/lary.31148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Current guidelines indicate postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) with perineural invasion (PNI), however, its real benefit has never been proven. The aim of our study is to investigate the benefit of PORT in OSCC patients with PNI in terms of survival and disease control. DATA SOURCES The Pubmed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Scopus databases. REVIEW METHODS Patients with PNI + OSCC treated with primary surgery were extracted from the included studies. The pooled logHR was calculated by comparing patients who underwent PORT to those who underwent only observation for overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS), disease-free survival (DFS), and locoregional control (LRC). RESULTS About 690 patients with primary OSCC and PNI were included from nine studies. 374 (54.2%) patients underwent PORT, while 316 (45.8%) underwent observation. Analyses showed non-significant difference between the two groups for OS (HR: 1.01; 95% CI: 0.38-2.69), DSS (HR: 2.03; 95% CI: 0.54-7.56), and LRC (HR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.53-1.50). They showed a significant difference in terms of DFS (HR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.77-0.97). CONCLUSION The real benefit of PORT in OSCC patients with PNI is still unclear, although it may have a positive impact on DFS. Clinicians should consider individual patient's characteristics, tumor factors, and treatment goals when deciding whether to recommend PORT. Further studies are needed to clarify which entity of PNI really benefits from PORT. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE NA Laryngoscope, 134:2019-2027, 2024.
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- Bianca Maria Festa
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Fung N, Fleseriu CM, Harley RJ, Khan NI, Kim S. Subcategorization of Perineural Invasion Stratifies Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Prognosis. Laryngoscope 2024; 134:1656-1662. [PMID: 37772957 DOI: 10.1002/lary.31059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether subcategorization of perineural invasion (PNI) improves the prognostic resolution of the American Joint Committee on Cancer, Eighth Edition (AJCC8) staging system in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC). METHODS OCSCC tumor specimens from patients seen at a tertiary care institution who underwent primary surgical resection between January 2019 and June 2021 were sorted into four PNI categories: negative, intratumoral, peripheral, and extratumoral. The prognostic effect of these PNI categories were assessed through Kaplan-Meier, Cox regression, and log-rank testing using recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) as primary and secondary outcomes respectively. RESULTS A total of 158 patients were examined. The median follow-up time was 21 months. PNI subcategorization further stratified RFS (p = 0.007) and OS (p = 0.002). Extratumoral PNI was associated with a 4.5-fold increase in recurrence risk (adjusted hazards ratio [aHR]: 4.53; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1-18.66) and worse OS when compared with PNI negative disease (aHR: 5.71; 95% CI: 1.0-32.67). Peripheral PNI was associated with worse OS (aHR: 5.7; 95% CI: 1.35-24.08) but not worse RFS (p = 0.18) when compared with PNI negative disease. Interestingly, intratumoral PNI was not associated with significant differences in RFS (p = 0.087) or OS (p = 0.22) when compared with PNI negative disease. CONCLUSIONS Subcategorization of OCSCC tumors into extratumoral, peripheral, and intratumoral PNI stratifies RFS and OS when compared with patients with PNI negative disease in an incremental fashion. This pilot study suggests that there may be added benefit in subcategorization of PNI in the prognostic evaluation of OCSCC. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4 Laryngoscope, 134:1656-1662, 2024.
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- Nicholas Fung
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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Tsai YT, Fang KH, Tsai MH, Lai CH, Ko CA, Tsai MS, Chang GH, Liao CT, Kang CJ, Hsu CM, Huang EI, Lee YC, Tsai YH, Luan CW. Prognostic utility of preoperative platelet-to-albumin ratio in surgically treated oral cavity cancer patients. Head Neck 2024; 46:386-397. [PMID: 38071495 DOI: 10.1002/hed.27592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to explore the prognostic utility of the preoperative platelet-to-albumin ratio (PAR) among patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed of 355 patients with surgically-treated OSCC between 2008 and 2017. The optimal PAR cutoff for patient stratification was determined through X-tile analysis. Prognostic variables for disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were identified using Cox proportional hazards models. We developed a PAR-based nomogram to predict personalized OS. RESULTS We determined the optimal PAR cutoff to be 7.45. A PAR of ≥7.45 was an independent negative prognostic factor for DFS and OS (hazard ratio = 1.748 and 2.386; p = 0.005 and p < 0.001, respectively). The developed nomogram demonstrates the practical utility of PAR and accurately predicts personalized OS. CONCLUSIONS The preoperative PAR is a promising and cost-effective prognostic biomarker for patients with surgically-treated OSCC; the PAR-based nanogram accurately predicts OS for such patients.
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- Yao-Te Tsai
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Lo Sheng Sanatorium and Hospital Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Chandra P, Deshmukh SP, Kendre A, Gupta M. Novel Scoring Formula to Predict Survival in Patients of Primary Tongue Cancer Belonging to Tobacco Chewing Population. Indian J Surg Oncol 2023; 14:928-934. [PMID: 38187857 PMCID: PMC10767176 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-023-01799-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Worldwide and in India head and neck malignancies are a major contributor to cancer mortality and morbidity. Tongue cancer predominates oral cavity cancers worldwide but in India it comes next to buccal mucosa. OPD patients after completing treatment tend to ask about the prognosis of their disease where they want an objective answer to "How long will I live?" His scoring system is intended to answer this question and guide patients for adjuvant therapy. This study enrolled all patients between 20 and 85 years old with a history of tobacco chewing at least for the last 1 year before diagnosis. Patients should have primary tongue cancer amenable to surgical resection. For survival calculation, date of diagnosis was taken as reference time. Using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, clinicopathological factors significantly associated with survival were ascertained. Then using logit regression, a scoring system predicting patient survival in years based on clinicopathological risk factors was formulated and internal validation was done. A total 241 were enrolled and there were 69 cancer-related deaths. T stage, N stage, LVSI, and DOI were found to be significantly associated with cancer-related survival in tongue cancer patients. Another factor affecting survival was defaulting adjuvant radiation therapy. Using these variables, a survival predicting score was developed. On internal validation and regression, the score was found 80% accurate with error limits ± 6 months. It is a concise comprehensive score applicable on Indian population with history of tobacco chewing. It will not only help clinicians to tell patients about their survival expectancy but also help to counsel them for adjuvant therapy. However, external validation and if required recalibration incorporating other factors need to be done for this score.
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- Prasant Chandra
- Surgical Oncology, DY Patil Medical College and Research Centre, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra 411018 India
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- Surgical Oncology, Ruby Hall Clinic, 40, Sassoon Rd, Sangamvadi, Pune, Maharashtra 411001 India
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- Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Aditya Birla Hospital Marg, Thergaon, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra 411033 India
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- Surgical Oncology, Ruby Hall Clinic, 40, Sassoon Rd, Sangamvadi, Pune, Maharashtra 411001 India
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Hasmat S, Heller G, Cook L, Gupta R, Clark JR, Ooi EH, Low THH. The impact of multifocal perineural invasion in predicting survival in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma: A multicenter investigation. Head Neck 2023; 45:2605-2612. [PMID: 37563878 DOI: 10.1002/hed.27485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Perineural invasion (PNI) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) does not contribute to the current American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th edition (AJCC8) staging manual. This study seeks to validate the effect of multifocal PNI in a large cohort of patients. METHODS Patients undergoing primary surgical treatment of OSCC with curative intent between 1995 and 2022 was retrieved from two Australian head and neck databases. PNI was categorized as a single focus or multiple foci. Study end points included disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Complete data for survival analysis was available in 993 patients. Multifocal PNI was associated with a 61% increased risk of death due to OSCC (HR 1.61, 95% CI 1.11-2.33, p = 0.014) and a 32% increased risk of death from any cause (HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.01-1.73, p = 0.045). CONCLUSIONS Multifocal PNI is a significant predictor of survival in OSCC.
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- Shaheen Hasmat
- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Prognostic impact of lymphovascular and perineural invasion in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3828. [PMID: 36882521 PMCID: PMC9992656 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30939-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the prognostic impact of lymphovascular and perineural invasions in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue who received surgery-based treatment at our institution between January 2013 and December 2020. Patients were divided into four groups based on the presence of perineural (P-/P +) and lymphovascular invasions (V-/V +): P-V-, P-V + , P + V-, and P + V + . Log-rank and Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate the association between perineural /lymphovascular invasion and overall survival (OS). Altogether, 127 patients were included, and 95 (74.8%), 8 (6.3%), 18 (14.2%), and 6 (4.7%) cases were classified as P-V-, P-V + , P + V-, and P + V + , respectively. Pathologic N stage (pN stage), tumor stage, histological grade, lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, and postoperative radiotherapy were significantly associated with OS (p < 0.05). OS was significantly different among the four groups (p < 0.05). Significant between-group differences in OS were detected for node-positive (p < 0.05) and stage III-IV (p < 0.05) cases. OS was the worst in the P + V + group. Lymphovascular and perineural invasions are independent negative prognostic factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Patients with lymphovascular and/or perineural invasion may have significantly poorer overall survival than those without neurovascular involvement.
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The Role of Peritumoral Depapillation and Its Impact on Narrow-Band Imaging in Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15041196. [PMID: 36831538 PMCID: PMC9954546 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15041196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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A recent study reported that the occurrence of depapillated mucosa surrounding oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (OTSCC) is associated with perineural invasion (PNI). The present study evaluates the reliability of depapillation as a PNI predictor and how it could affect narrow-band imaging (NBI) performance. This is thus a retrospective study on patients affected by OTSCC submitted to radical surgery. The preoperative endoscopy was evaluated to identify the presence of depapillation. Differences in distribution between depapillation and clinicopathological variables were analyzed. NBI vascular patterns were reported, and the impact of depapillation on those was studied. We enrolled seventy-six patients. After evaluation of the preoperative endoscopies, 40 (53%) patients had peritumoral depapillation, while 59 (78%) had a positive NBI pattern. Depapillation was strongly correlated to PNI, 54% vs. 28% (p = 0.022). Regarding the NBI pattern, there was no particular association with depapillation-associated tumors. The presence of depapillation did not affect the intralesional pattern detected by the NBI, while no NBI-positive pattern was found in the depapillation area. Finally, the NBI-guided resection margins were not affected by depapillation. Peritumoral depapillation is a reliable feature for PNI in OTSCC. NBI margin detection is not impaired by depapillation.
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Ko CA, Fang KH, Tsai MS, Lee YC, Lai CH, Hsu CM, Huang EI, Chang GH, Tsai YT. Prognostic Value of Neutrophil Percentage-to-Albumin Ratio in Patients with Oral Cavity Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14194892. [PMID: 36230814 PMCID: PMC9564168 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14194892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This study investigated preoperative neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) for predicting oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) survival. We retrospectively analyzed 368 patients who received curative OSCC surgery between 2008 and 2017. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were employed to identify the optimal NPAR cutoff (16.93), and the patients were then separated into low-NPAR and high-NPAR groups. Intergroup differences in survival were determined through Kaplan−Meier analysis and log-rank tests. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) predictors were identified using Cox proportional-hazards models. A nomogram integrating independent prognostic factors was proposed to increase the accuracy of OS prediction. A high NPAR (≥16.93) was associated with worse median OS and DFS than was a low NPAR (both p < 0.001); this finding was confirmed through multivariate analyses (hazard ratio (HR) for OS = 2.697, p < 0.001; and HR for DFS = 1.671, p = 0.008). The nomogram’s favorable predictive ability was confirmed by the calibration plots and concordance index (0.784). The preoperative NPAR is thus a promising prognostic biomarker in patients with OSCC after external validation in a larger cohort. Our nomogram can facilitate clinical use of the NPAR and provides accurate individualized OS predictions.
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- Chien-An Ko
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 60040, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 330036, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 330036, Taiwan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333423, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 60040, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 330036, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 330036, Taiwan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 20401, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 330036, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 60040, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 60040, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 330036, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 60040, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 330036, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 60040, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 330036, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 60040, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 330036, Taiwan
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