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Multiple concomitant oral cavity cancers: Incidence, management, and outcomes
Author(s) -
Kao HuangKai,
Abdelrahman Mohamed,
Huang Yenlin,
Tsai ChiaHsuan,
Barrera Megias J.,
Tsang NganMing,
Couves Adam J.,
Cheng MingHuei,
Chang KaiPing
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.24600
Subject(s) - medicine , concomitant , oral cavity , perineural invasion , surgery , pathological , stage (stratigraphy) , incidence (geometry) , cancer , dentistry , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Background Little is known about the appropriate treatment and long‐term survival of patients with multiple concomitant oral cavity cancers (MOC). The aim of this study was to clarify the clinicopathological features of MOC, to compare the prognosis of MOC patients with that of patients with single oral cavity cancers (SOC), and to describe reconstructive options based on the concept of economy in autologous tissue transfer. Methods Data from 603 patients diagnosed with at least one squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity who underwent surgery for primary oral cavity cancers between 2006 and 2014 were reviewed retrospectively to identify MOC patients. Results Among 603 cases of surgically resected primary oral cancers, 20 cases (3.3%) with MOC were identified. Patients with MOC did not differ from patients with SOC in age, and their index lesions did not differ in pT value, pN value, pathological stage, extracapsule spread, or perineural or bone invasion. The 5‐year overall and disease‐free survival rates for MOC and SOC cases were 72.6% versus 68.7%, and 65.3% versus 64.8%, respectively ( P = 0.785 and 0.770, respectively). The anterolateral thigh flap was widely applied. According to its origin of blood supply, the reconstructive options of MOC patients with separated defects were classified and proposed. Conclusions MOC and SOC were similar in clinicopathological characteristics. The prognosis of patients with MOC was similar to that of patients with SOC. Resections were performed with curative intent. A multidisciplinary team management approach is essential for customized treatment in MOC patients.