Oncologic outcome of marginal mandibulectomy in squamous cell carcinoma of the lower gingiva

• Published in: BMC cancer 2019-08, Vol.19 (1), p.775-775, Article 775
• Main Authors: Du, Wei, Fang, Qigen, Wu, Yao, Wu, Junfu, Zhang, Xu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biopsy; Brain; Cancer; Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Care and treatment; Female; Gingiva squamous cell carcinoma; Gingival Neoplasms - diagnosis; Gingival Neoplasms - mortality; Gingival Neoplasms - surgery; Humans; Lymphocytes; Male; Mandibular Osteotomy - adverse effects; Mandibular Osteotomy - methods; Marginal mandibulectomy; Margins of Excision; Methods; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Oral squamous cell carcinoma; Oral surgery; Patient outcomes; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Squamous cell carcinoma; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 1471-2407; 1471-2407
• DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5999-0

There is a large amount of controversy about the best management of the mandible in oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), mainly owing to the inability to acquire accurate bone invasion status. Therefore, our goal was to analyse the oncologic safety in patients undergoing marginal mandibulectomy (MM) for cT1-2 N0 SCC of the lower gingiva. Patients undergoing MM for untreated cT1-2 N0 SCC of the lower gingiva were retrospectively enrolled. The main endpoints of interest were locoregional control (LRC) and disease-specific survival (DSS). A total of 142 patients were included in the analysis, and a pathologic positive node was noted in 27 patients. Cortical invasion was reported in 23 patients, and medullary invasion was reported in 9 patients. The 5-year LRC and DSS rates were 85 and 88%, respectively. Patients with bone invasion had a significantly higher risk for recurrence than patients without bone invasion. However, the DSS was similar in patients with versus without bone invasion. Patients with a high neutrophil lymphocyte ratio had a higher risk for worse prognosis. The oncologic outcome in patients undergoing MM for cT1-2 N0 SCC of the lower gingiva was favourable; bone invasion was not uncommon, but it significantly decreased the prognosis in patients undergoing MM.