Verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity: A clinical and pathological study of 101 cases.
This paper studies the clinical and pathological predictors of local recurrence and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with oral verrucous carcinoma (OVC) treated surgically, through a retrospective chart review. Three hundred and two patients with OVC were identified from January 1990 to December 2000, of which, 101 surgically treated patients who fulfilled our inclusion criteria were analyzed. A univariate analysis (UVA) of important prognostic factors, patterns of recurrence, and DFS is reported. Seventy-nine patients were male (M:F ratio, 3.6:1) and the mean age at presentation was 53.9 years (range, 23-90 years). The median follow up was 4.61 years (range, 0.51-14.3 years). The incidence of tobacco chewing, smoking, and alcohol intake was 77%, 42%, and 10%, respectively. Thirty-four patients (33.7%) had either leukoplakia or submucous fibrosis (SMF) on oral cavity examination. Early-stage tumors accounted for 39.7%; while 60.4% were late-stage tumors. On UVA, tumor location, presence of a premalignant lesion, smoking, and positive margins were statistically significant. Sixty-eight percent (19/28) recurred locally. The salvage rate for recurrent tumors was 66.7% (16/28) with a median post-recurrence survival of 16 months (range, 10-83 months). The five year DFS with surgical therapy was 77.6%. OVC has an excellent prognosis with surgical treatment. The significance of positive margins emphasizes the need for adequate surgical resection. Additionally, the presence of either leukoplakia or SMF and tumor location in the upper alveolar-palatal complex is associated with worse outcomes. Neck dissection, if considered, may be limited to a supra-omohyoid neck dissection (SOHND).
Walvekar
Rohan R
RR
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India.
Chaukar
Devendra A
DA
Deshpande
Mandar S
MS
Pai
Prathamesh S
PS
Chaturvedi
Pankaj
P
Kakade
Anagha
A
Kane
Subhadra V
SV
D'Cruz
Anil K
AK
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult