Feasibility study of ultrasound-guided resection of tongue cancer with immediate specimen examination to improve margin control - Comparison with conventional treatment.
Oral Oncol
; 116: 105249, 2021 05.
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| ID: mdl-33774501
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue (SCCT) is preferably treated by surgery. Free resection margins (≥5 mm) provide local control and disease-free survival. However, close (1-5 mm) and positive margins (<1 mm) are frequently encountered. We present our first experience of in-vivo ultrasound (US) guided SCCT resections followed by ex-vivo US control on the resection specimen to obtain free margins. We compare the results with those from a hisorical cohort of 91 conventionally treated SCCT patients. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Ten patients with SCCT were included in a consecutive US-cohort. We aimed for a 5-10 mm margin during surgery, while we visualized the resection plane on US. Ex-vivo US measurements on the resection specimen determined whether there was any need for an immediate re-resection. US measurements were then compared with histopathology. Histopathological margins were compared with a consecutive cohort of 91 patients who had undergone conventional surgery for a SCCT.RESULTS:
In the US cohort, 70% of the margins were free. In the conventional cohort, this figure was 17% (P = 0.005). US predicted minimal histopathological margin distance with a mean ± SD error of 1.9 ± 1.8 mm. The mean ± SD of the histopathological overall submucosal/deep margin distance was 7.9 ± 2.1 mm in the US cohort and 7.0 ± 2.2 mm in the conventional cohort (P = 0.188). Ex-vivo examination through use of US indicated an immediate re-resection, which prevented local adjuvant treatment.CONCLUSION:
Use of US-guided SCCT resection is feasible and improves margin control.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Língua
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oral Oncol
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda