Treatment results of patients with a squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa

The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcome and value of follow-up of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the buccal mucosa in patients treated at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands. A longitudinal cohort study was performed involving 32 patients treated with curative...

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Published in:Oral oncology 2006-09, Vol.42 (8), p.795-799
Main Authors: Coppen, Casper, de Wilde, Peter C.M., Pop, Lucas A., van den Hoogen, Franciscus J.A., Merkx, Matthias A.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Buccal mucosa
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Follow-up
Humans
Long-Term Care
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mouth Mucosa
Mouth Neoplasms - pathology
Mouth Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Mouth Neoplasms - surgery
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - therapy
Neoplasm Staging
Neoplasms, Second Primary - diagnosis
Neoplasms, Second Primary - therapy
Oral cavity
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Prognosis
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Squamous cell carcinoma
Treatment Outcome
Tumors
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcome and value of follow-up of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the buccal mucosa in patients treated at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands. A longitudinal cohort study was performed involving 32 patients treated with curative intent (surgery on indication followed by radiotherapy) for SCC of the buccal mucosa from 1987 to 2002, with a minimum follow-up of three years. The prognosis of SCC of the buccal mucosa is comparable to other sites of the oral cavity. The success rate of therapy for a local and/or regional recurrence is very limited. Patients with a second primary tumour (SPT) can be cured if the tumour is detected in an early stage. Routine follow-up used to detect local recurrence or SPT has almost no value after five years and seems of limited value after three years.
ISSN:1368-8375
1879-0593
DOI:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.11.017