The oral pericommissural region: a distinct subsite—clinical features, histopathology, and treatment outcomes in 25 cases of squamous cancer

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 2 - Trang 67-75 - 2018
S. R. Priya1, Chandrashekhar Dravid1, R. K. Grover1
1Delhi State Cancer Institute, New Delhi, India

Tóm tắt

Oral squamous cancers constitute a large proportion of head–neck malignancies in India. One subset of oral cancers includes lesions arising in the oral commissure and the mucosa around it. These are unique in their location and pattern of spread with even small lesions affecting oral competence, function, and cosmesis. This study was done to analyse such “pericommissural” cancers and to explore if they should be placed in a distinct subcategory of buccal cancers with different implications for management and prognostication. 25 cases of pericommissural squamous cancers were studied. Presentation, extent, differentiation, nodal metastases, and treatment outcomes were evaluated. Cancers of the pericommissure made up 8.7% of oral cancers that were treated surgically between 2013 and 2015. All cases underwent upfront surgery with neck dissection and reconstruction with local flaps. 36% cases were staged pT4; 12% cases had nodal involvement. 40% patients received adjuvant treatment. After a median follow-up of 676 days, there were no recurrences. Five patients died of unrelated causes and one patient died of a second primary in the lung. Functional and cosmetic outcomes were measured objectively as well as subjectively; patient expectations were taken into consideration and the scores were satisfactory. Pericommissural squamous cancers show a distinct behaviour and it may be helpful to place these lesions in a separate subcategory of oral cancers. Functional and cosmetic aspects are as important in their management as is disease control.

Tài liệu tham khảo

Gupta B, Ariyawardana A, Johnson NW (2013) Oral cancer in India continues in epidemic proportions: evidence—base and policy initiatives. Int Dent J 63:12–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1875-595x.2012.00131.x Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Dikshit R, Eser S, Mathers C, Rebelo M, Parkin DM, Forman D, Bray F (2015) Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012. Int J Cancer 136(5):E359–E586 Roed-Petersen B, Gupta PC, Pindborg JJ, Singh B (1972) Association between oral leukoplakia and sex, age, and tobacco habits. Bull Org Hond Sant Bull Wid Hith Org J 47:13–19 Vikneshan M, Ankola AV, Hiremath A, Hebbal M, Suganya M (2014) Smokeless tobacco and its adverse effects on oral cavity—an overview. Ann Dent Spec 2(2):64–69 Balaram P, Sridhar H, Rajkumar T, Vaccarella S, Herrero R, Nandakumar A, Ravichandran K (2002) Oral cancer in Southern India: the influence of smoking, drinking, paan-chewing and oral hygiene. Int J Cancer 98:440–445 Ogbureke KU, Bingham C (2012) Overview of oral cancer. In: Ogbureke KU (ed) Oral cancer. Intech, Croatia, pp 3–20 Madani AH, Jahromi AS, Dikshit M et al (2010) Risk assessment of tobacco types, oral cancer. Am J Pharmacol Toxicol 5:9–13 Jayalekshmi PA, Gangadharan P, Akiba S, Koriyama C, Nair RR (2011) Oral cavity cancer risk in relation to tobacco chewing and bidi smoking among men in Karunagappally, Kerala, India: Karunagappally cohort study. Cancer Sci 102(2):460–467 Herrero R, Castellsagué X, Pawlita M, Lissowska J, Kee F, Balaram P, Rajkumar T (2003) Human papillomavirus and oral cancer: the international agency for research on cancer multicenter study. J Natl Cancer Inst 95(23):1772–1783 Parkin DM, Louie KS, Clifford G (2008) Burden, trends of type specific human papillomavirus infections, related diseases in the Asia Pacific region. Vaccine 12:1–16 De Stefani E, Boffetta P, Ronco AL, Correa P, Oreggia F, Deneo-Pellegrini H, Mendilaharsu M, Leiva J (2005) Dietary patterns and risk of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx in Uruguay. Nutr Cancer 51:132–139 Pavia M, Pileggi C, Nobile CG, Angelillo IF (2006) Association between fruit and vegetable consumption and oral cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Am J Clin Nutr 83:1126–1134 Handley TP, McCaul JA, Ogden GR (2006) Dyskeratosis congenita. Oral Oncol 42:331–336 Iamaroon A, Pattanaporn K, Pongsiriwet S, Wanachantararak S, Prapayasatok S, Jittidecharaks S, Chitapanarux I, Lorvidhaya V (2004) Analysis of 587 cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma in northern Thailand with a focus on young people. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 33(1):84–88 Iype EM, Pandey M, Mathew A, Thomas G, Sebastian P, Nair MK (2001) Oral cancer among patients under the age of 35 years. J Postgrad Med 47(3):171–176 Conway DI, Petticrew M, Marlborough H, Berthiller J, Hashibe M, Macpherson L (2008) Socioeconomic inequalities, oral cancer risk: a systematic review, meta-analysis of case-control studies. Int J Cancer 122:2811–2819 Dhar PK, Rao TR, Mohan S, Chandra S, Bhat KR, Rao K (2000) Identification of risk factors for specific subsites within the oral, oropharyngeal region—a study of 647 cancer patients. Indian J Cancer 37:114–122 Sitheeque MAM, Samaranayake LP (2003) Chronic hyperplastic candidosis/candidiasis (candidal leukoplakia). Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 14(4):253–267 Napier SS, Speight PM (2008) Natural history of potentially malignant oral lesions and conditions: an overview of the literature. J Oral Pathol Med 37:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00579.x Gupta PC, Mehta FS, Daftary DK, Pindborg JJ, Bhonsle RB, Jalnawalla PN, Sinor PN, Pitkar VK, Murti PR, Irani RR, Shah HT (1980) Incidence rates of oral cancer and natural history of oral precancerous lesions in a 10-year follow-up study of Indian villagers. Commun Dent Oral Epidemiol 8(6):287–333 Axell T (1987) Occurrence of leukoplakia and some other oral white lesions among 20333 adult Swedish people. Comm Dent Oral Epidemiol 15:46–51 Lind PO (1987) Malignant transformation in oral leukoplakia. Scand J Dent Res 95:449–455 Ikeda N, Ishii T, Iida S, Kawai T (1991) Epidemiological study of oral leukoplakia based on mass screening for oral mucosal diseases in a selected Japanese population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 19:160–163 Mehta FS, Gupta PC, Pindborg JJ (1981) Chewing and smoking habits in relation to precancer and oral cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 99(1):35–39 Pindborg JJ, Kiaer J, Gupta PC, Chawla TN (1967) Studies in oral leukoplakias: prevalence of leukoplakia among 10 000 persons in Lucknow, India, with special reference to use of tobacco and betel nut. Bull World Health Organ 37(1):109 Mehta FS, Sanjana MK, Shroff BC, Doctor RH (1961) Incidence of leukoplakia among “Pan” (betel leaf) chewers and “bidi” smokers: a study of a sample survey. Indian J Med Res 49(3):393–399 Bánóczy J (1977) Follow-up studies in oral leukoplakia. J Maxillofac Surg 5:69–75 Silverman S, Gorsky M (1997) Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: a follow-up study of 54 cases. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 84:154–157 Gupta PC, Murti PR, Bhonsle RB, Mehta FS, Pindborg JJ (1995) Effect of cessation of tobacco use on the incidence of oral mucosal lesions in a 10-year follow-up study of 12 212 users. Oral Dis 1(1):54–58 Martin GC, Brown JP, Eifler CW, Houston GD (1999) Oral leukoplakia status six weeks after cessation of smokeless tobacco use. J Am Dent Assoc 130(7):945–954 Gupta PC, Bhonsle RB, Murti PR, Daftary DK, Mehta FS, Pindborg JJ (1989) An epidemiologic assessment of cancer risk in oral precancerous lesions in India with special reference to nodular leukoplakia. Cancer 63(11):2247–2252 Silverman S Jr, Gorsky M, Lozada F (1984) Oral leukoplakia and malignant transformation: a follow-up study of 257 patients. Cancer 53:563–568 Cowan CG, Gregg TA, Napier SS, Mckenna SM, Kee F (2001) Potentially malignant oral lesions in Northern Ireland: a 20-year population-based perspective of malignant transformation. Oral Dis 7:18–24 Van der Waal I (2009) Potentially malignant disorders of the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa; terminology, classification and present concepts of management. Oral Oncol 45(4):317–323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.05.016 Reibel J (2003) Prognosis of oral pre-malignant lesions: significance of clinical, histopathological, and molecular biological characteristics. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 14(1):47–62 Zawawi KH, Al-Badawi EA, Lobo SL, Melis M, Mehta NR (2003) An index for the measurement of normal maximum mouth opening. J Can Dent Assoc 69(11):737–741 Khare N, Patil SB, Kale SM, Sumeet J, Sonali I, Sumeet B (2012) Normal mouth opening in an adult Indian population. J Maxillofac Oral Surg 11(3):309–313 Ranganathan K, Devi U, Elizabeth J, Arun B, Rooban T, Viswanathan R (2001) Mouth opening, cheek flexibility and tongue protrusion parameters of 800 normal patients in Chennai, South India. A base line study to enable assessment of alterations in oral submucous fibrosis. JIDA 72:78–80 Edge SB, Byrd DR, Compton CC, Fritz AG, Greene FL, Trotti A (eds) (2010) AJCC cancer staging manual, 7th edn. Springer, France Percy C, Fritz A, Jack A, Shanmugarathan S, Sobin L, Parkin DM, Whelan S (2000) International classification of diseases for Oncology, 3rd edn. World Health Organization, Geneva Han M, Dillon J (2014) Lip cancer: general considerations. In: Lip cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp 1–3 Xu SS, Li D, Zhou Y, Sheng B, Zeng C, Zhong SX (2015) Pathways involved in the spread of buccal carcinoma on contrast-enhanced multislice CT. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 44(2):20140111. https://doi.org/10.1259/dmfr.20140111 (Epub 2014 Oct 15) Lin CS, Jen YM, Cheng MF, Lin YS, Su WF, Hwang JM (2006) Squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: an aggressive cancer requiring multimodality treatment. Head Neck 28:150–157 Deo SVS, Shukla NK, Jha D, Khanna P, Pandit A, Thulkari S (2012) Are we over-treating neck in buccal & alveolo-buccal cancers: experience from a tertiary cancer care center. Indian J Surg Oncol. 3(4):272–275 Hiratsuka H, Miyakawa A, Nakamori K, Kido Y, Sunakawa H, Kohama G (1997) Multivariate analysis of occult lymph node metastasis as a prognostic indicator for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Cancer 80(3):351–356 Vartanian JH, Carvalho AH, Filho MJA, Hattori M Jr, Kowalski JMLP (2004) Predictive factors and distribution of lymph node metastasis in lip cancer patients and their implications on the treatment of the neck. Oral Oncol 40(2):223–227 Zitsch RP III, Park CW, Renner GJ, Rea JL Jr (1995) Outcome analysis for lip carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 113(5):589–596 Coppit GL, Lin DT, Burkey BB (2004) Current concepts in lip reconstruction. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 12(4):281–287 Dravid C, Priya SR (2015) Reconstruction of complex buccolabial defects: feasibility of local flaps with respect to cosmetic and functional outcomes. Int J Head Neck Surg 6(4):155–160. https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1246