Clinicopathological evaluation and survival of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

BACKGROUND: Early detection of oral cancer is the most effective means of reducing morbidity, complexity, and extent of treatment. This study evaluated the clinicopathological profile of epidermoid carcinoma of the tongue, including treatment and survival. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This observational, retrospective cross-sectional study evaluated patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue treated at the Dr. Luiz Antônio Hospital, Natal, Brazil, from January 2001 to December 2011. Survival variables were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by log rank tests. RESULTS: Of the 412 patients diagnosed in this period, 298 (72.3%) were men; their mean age was 60.5 years, and 69.2% were diagnosed with stage III/IV tumours. Improved survival was associated with early stage diagnosis, absence of affected lymph nodes at diagnosis, and treatment with surgery alone. CONCLUSIONS: Late stage diagnosis of oral cancer negatively affects patient survival. In addition, the general public should be made aware of the prognostic factors for oral SCC of the tongue and of the importance of periodic examinations of the oral cavity.

Immunoexpression of REGγ and apoptosis-related proteins in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

The aim of this study was to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of REGγ, p53, MDM-2, Bcl-2, and Bax in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC), and to correlate the findings with clinicopathological parameters. Fifty-eight OTSCC cases were selected for the study. The percentages of nuclear (REGγ, p53, and MDM-2) and cytoplasmic (Bcl-2 and Bax) staining in epithelial cells were determined and correlated with clinicopathological parameters (regional lymph node metastasis, clinical stage, clinical outcome, and histopathological grade of malignancy). Expression of REGγ was observed in all cases studied. Significantly lower percentages were observed in tumours with lymph node metastasis (P = 0.036) and in high-grade tumours (P = 0.013). No significant differences in p53, MDM-2, or Bax expression were observed according to the clinicopathological parameters. Lower percentages of Bcl-2 staining were found in high-grade OTSCC (P = 0.040) and in cases of disease-related death (P = 0.032). The expression of REGγ showed a weak positive correlation with the expression of MDM-2 (P = 0.001) and Bcl-2 (P = 0.014). The results of this study suggest that lower expression of REGγ may contribute to the progression of OTSCC. The role of REGγ in the development of OTSCC does not appear to be primarily related to the modulation of apoptosis in neoplastic cells.

Evaluación clínica de la salud oral de niños con neoplasias malignas / Clinical assessment of oral health of children with malignant neoplasm

Objetivo: Este estudio de carácter descriptivo visó evaluar clínicamente niños con neoplasias malignas y poner de manifiesto la relación entre el status de salud bucal y la ocurrencia de complicaciones estomatológicas. Pacientes y métodos: la salud bucal de 40 niños con neoplasias malignas (grupo I) fue evaluada clínicamente mediante examen físico extra e intra oral, obtención del índice de placa visible, índice de sangrado gingival e índice de dientes cariados, ausentes y obturados y simultáneamente fueron observadas las complicaciones estomatológicas desarrolladas en esos pacientes. El status de salud bucal de éstos niños fue comparado al de niños saludables (grupo II). Resultados: los niños del grupo I presentaron índices de sangrado gingival y experiencia de caries menores que los del grupo II, por otro lado, el índice de placa visible fue ligeramente mayor en los niños del grupo I, sin embargo, sólo hubo diferencia estadísticamente significativa en el valor del CAO-D/cao-d entre ambos grupos (p = 0.002). En el grupo I, 16 niños desarrollaron conjuntamente 61 complicaciones estomatológicas, con predominancia de la mucositis, seguida del sangrado oral espontáneo, candidiasis y xerostomia. Conclusión: Pacientes bajo tratamiento antineoplásico, presentando higiene oral deficiente, tienen mayor riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones estomatológicas (AU)

Objective: In this descriptive study were assessment clinically children with malignant neoplasm, to evidence the correlation between oral health status and the occurrence of stomatologic complications. Patients and methods: Were evaluated the oral health conditions of 40 children with malignant neoplasm (group I) through intra and extra oral physic examination, obstention of Visible Plate Index, Gingival Bleeding Index and Decayed, Missed and Filled Teeth Index; simultaneously were observed the stomatologic complications developed in this patients. The oral health status of the children of group I was compared to the healthy children (group II). Results: The children of group I presented Gingival Bleeding Index and caries experience lower than children of group II, in other hand, the Visible Plate Index was lightly greater in children of group I, nevertheless existed statistical difference in the value of the DMF-T/dmf-t between both groups (p = 0.002). In the group I, 16 children developed together 61 stomatologic complications, with predominance of oral mucositis, followed by spontaneous oral bleeding, candidiasis and xerostomy. Conclusions: Patients in anti neoplastic therapy with deficient oral hygiene had high risk of develop stomatologic complications (AU)