scholarly journals Surgical approach and results of treating two subcategories pT2 glottic carcinoma of the larynx

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Rajko Jovic ◽  
Karol Canji ◽  
Slobodan Mitrovic ◽  
Vladimir Kljajic ◽  
Danijela Dragicevic

Background: T2 glottic carcinoma is a nonhomogenous localization of laryngeal carcinoma with two subcategories. The aim of the study was to retrospectively analyze the results of surgically treated pT2 glottic carcinomas and to determine the importance of subcategories of glottic carcinomas in diagnostics, surgical treatment, and patients? survival. Methods: During the period 1990-2000, 71/701 (10%) patients were diagnosed. with pT2 glottic carcinoma. All patients were treated with different surgical techniques. Results: Total laryngectomy was performed in 14/71 patients. Involvement of anterior commisure in local spreading of the cancer was found in 24/71 patients; total laryngectomy was performed in 13/24 and reconstructive surgery in 11/24. Selective resection of neck was done in 49 patients and metastases were found in 2 of these patients. Out of fifty-seven patients who had reconstructive laryngeal surgery local disease recurrence appeared in 8 patients. These 8 patients were treated with total laryngectomy. Overall 5-year survival was 90.1% with a slight difference between subcategories (89.1% subcategory I; 93.7% subcategory II) which was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Disease free 5-year survival was 83.6% with a difference between subcategories (81.1% subcategory I; 93.3% subcategory II) which was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: Spreading of glottic carcinoma toward supraglottic and subglottic structures complicates exact preoperative evaluation of tumor size regardless to preoperative diagnostic procedures. Just owing to that, larger surgical resections performed bring more radicalness with less percentage of local recurrence and better effects on overall survival and disease free survival rate.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 246-246
Author(s):  
Marieke Pape ◽  
Pauline A.J. Vissers ◽  
Laurens Beerepoot ◽  
Mark I. Van Berge Henegouwen ◽  
Sjoerd Lagarde ◽  
...  

246 Background: Among patients with potentially curable esophageal cancer (EC) or gastroesophageal junctional cancer (GEJC) treated with curative intent, survival remains poor and around half of these patients have disease recurrence within a few years. This study addresses the need for real-world data on disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with EC or GEJC who underwent potentially curative treatment. Methods: Patients selected from the nationwide Netherlands cancer registry (NCR) had received a primary diagnosis of non-metastatic EC or GEJC (excluding patients with T4b tumors) in 2015 or 2016 and received treatment with curative intent. Curative intent was defined as receiving resection (with or without [neo]adjuvant therapy) or definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) without surgery. DFS and OS were analysed using Kaplan-Meier curves with Log-Rank test from resection date or end of dCRT. A sub-analysis was performed for NCR patients selected to align with the population of the CheckMate-577 phase 3 study of adjuvant nivolumab, i.e. patients with non-cervical stage II/III disease, R0 resection and residual pathological disease after neoadjuvant CRT (nCRT) and surgery. Results: We identified 1916 patients of median age of 67 years and predominantly male (76%). The majority (79%) received surgery and 21% of patients received dCRT. In resected patients, 83% received nCRT, 10% neoadjuvant chemotherapy (with or without adjuvant CRT) and 7% received no (neo)adjuvant treatment. Compared to the resected group, the population receiving dCRT had significantly fewer males (65% vs 78%), a higher median age (72 vs 65 years) and worse performance status. Patients receiving dCRT significantly shorter median DFS (14.2 months) and OS (20.9 months) compared to resected patients (DFS: 26.4 months, p < 0.001; OS: 40.5 months, p < 0.001). The 1- and 3-year DFS probabilities were 68% and 44%, respectively, in resected patients, and 56% and 24%, respectively, in patients receiving dCRT. In patients receiving nCRT followed by surgery, the median DFS and OS were 25.2 and 38.0 months, respectively, and 1- and 3-year DFS probabilities were 67% and 43%, respectively. In the sub-analysis (n = 725) the median DFS and OS were 19.2 and 29.4 months, respectively, and the 1- and 3-year DFS rates were 62% and 36%, respectively. Conclusions: Although patients are treated with curative intent, a considerable amount of patients with non-metastatic EC or GEJC experienced recurrence within two years. Resected patients had a higher DFS and OS compared to patients receiving dCRT.


2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1084-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Y. Kim ◽  
J.-W. Lee ◽  
C. H. Choi ◽  
H. Kang ◽  
T.-J. Kim ◽  
...  

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical behavior and management outcome of low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (LGESS). From September 1994, to March 2007, 22 patients with histologically proven stage I LGESS were included in this study. Clinicopathologic variables, recurrence, and management outcomes were reviewed retrospectively. The median age of the 22 patients was 43 years. The most common presenting symptom was abnormal vaginal bleeding. All patients underwent a hysterectomy and had stage I disease. Six patients had adjuvant therapy after the hysterectomy. The median follow-up period was 77 months (range 12–202 months). Ten patients had disease recurrence. The median disease-free survival period was 111 months (range 6–182 months). The pelvis (eight cases) was the most common site of recurrence followed by the lung (four cases) and the liver (one case). Recurrent disease was treated with surgery (one case), surgery plus chemotherapy (five cases), chemotherapy (two cases), and surgery plus radiotherapy (two cases). Two patients died after 25 and 54 months after disease recurrence. Treatment with a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy or adjuvant chemoradiation did not affect the disease-free interval. LGESS is usually a slow-growing neoplasm with an indolent clinical course. Surgery is the primary treatment for recurrent endometrial stromal sarcoma when feasible. Adjuvant treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or both) had no effect on the prognosis of patients with stage I disease


Author(s):  
Kara Marie Ruicci ◽  
Meaghan Wunder

Primary mucosal melanomas of the head and neck region are uncommon but aggressive malignancies. These lesions arise from melanocytes located in mucosal membranes, predominantly in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and oral cavity. Mucosal melanomas account for less than 4% of all melanoma cases and are often missed, due to their occult initial presentations. This is in contrast to cutaneous melanomas, which constitute approximately 85% of melanoma cases and present on surfaces exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The mainstay of treatment for mucosal melanoma is surgical resection with adjuvant radiotherapy for patients with high-risk features. Despite advancements in surgical techniques, radiotherapy, and even systemic therapies, patients with mucosal melanoma face unfavourable prognoses (5-year disease-free survival <25%) with high rates of locoregional recurrence and/or distant metastases. The present case addresses a 47 year-old man who presents to Otolaryngology with an apparent mucosal melanoma involving the upper lip. This patient was informed of a pigmented lesion on the mucosal surface of the upper left lip three years prior by his dentist. Although largely asymptomatic, the lesion has increased in size. The patient undergoes surgical resection with clear margins and reconstruction. He continues to follow-up to monitor for disease recurrence, having denied adjuvant radiation. This case illustrates the diagnosis and approach to mucosal melanomas and highlights some of the key distinctions between mucosal and cutaneous melanomas.


1994 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Vincente Fernández-Trigo ◽  
Paul H. Sugarbaker

Sarcomas of the head, neck, trunk and breast are biologically similar to and behave like the soft tissue tumors found in other anatomic areas. In the past and still today, radical surgical resection with negative margins is the only reliable treatment for these sarcomas. The opportunity to use chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy in selected patients as a multi-modality approach may improve the likelihood of long-term, disease-free survival. Added experience with radiologic evaluation of patients to accurately define the anatomic location of the tumor, more definitive pathology to assess the biologic aggressiveness of the lesion, and more conservative wide excisions have allowed patients to retain function and cosmesis. In addition, the development of new surgical techniques has made it feasible to reconstruct large surgical defects.


1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 1340-1347 ◽  
Author(s):  
F R Appelbaum ◽  
K M Sullivan ◽  
C D Buckner ◽  
R A Clift ◽  
H J Deeg ◽  
...  

Between July 1970 and January 1985, 100 patients with malignant lymphoma were treated with high-dose chemoradiotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. Twenty-eight of the 100 are alive and the actuarial probability of disease-free survival 5 years from transplantation is 22%. The most common reason for treatment failure was disease recurrence, with an actuarial probability of 60%. A proportional hazards regression analysis showed that the likelihood of disease-free survival was less in those patients transplanted in resistant relapse and in those previously treated with chest radiotherapy. Neither disease histology (Hodgkin's disease, high-grade lymphoma or intermediate-grade lymphoma), nor source of marrow (syngeneic, allogeneic, or autologous) significantly influenced either disease-free survival or probability of relapse. The use of high-dose chemoradiotherapy and marrow transplantation appears to offer a better chance for long-term survival than any other form of therapy for young patients with disseminated malignant lymphoma whose disease has progressed after initial combination chemotherapy. The best results with marrow transplantation were obtained in patients transplanted in early relapse or second remission who had not received prior chest radiotherapy.


ORL ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Kerem Ozturk ◽  
Goksel Turhal

<b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Investigate the clinical and oncological results of early-stage glottic laryngeal carcinoma patients performed by a single surgeon. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This study was carried out at a tertiary academic center. A total of 101 patients were included (92 males [91.1%], 9 females [8.9%]). Mean age was 62.98 ± 10.2 years (range 33–87). Recurrence, disease-free survival, overall survival, laryngeal preservation rates were analyzed. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Tumor stage was Tis (carcinoma in situ) in 11 patients (10.9%), T1a in 66 patients (65.3%), T1b in 12 patients (11.9%), and T2 in 12 patients (11.9%). Postoperative pathology was squamous cell carcinoma in 69 patients (68.3%), carcinoma in situ in 26 patients (25.7%), and high-grade dysplasia in 6 patients (5.9%). Five patients (5.0%) underwent type 1, 7 (6.9%) type 2, 45 (44.6%) type 3, 24 (23.8%) type 4, 6 (5.9%) type 5a, 8 (7.9%) type 5c, 4 (4.0%) type 5d, and 2 (2.0%) type 6 cordectomy. Median follow-up time was 30 months (range 14–66). There were 5 recurrences (5.0%). Three-year disease-free survival was 94.4%. Three-year disease-free survival for stage I and II patients was 94.9 and 91.7%, respectively. Overall survival was 93.8%. Only 1 patient died related to cardiovascular disease. Disease-specific survival was 100%. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> In conclusion, this is a large case series with good oncological outcomes presented with the perspective of a single surgeon. The data of the study is in accordance with the previous reports.


2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 108-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Williams ◽  
C. Martinez ◽  
V. Chalasani ◽  
C. Lu ◽  
C. Ng ◽  
...  

108 Background: The optimum treatment of Prostate cancer recurrence following external bean radiation therapy (EBRT) remains a controversial topic. The primary problem with comparing salvage techniques following EBRT is the lack of long term data. We reviewed the long- term overall survival, disease-specific survival and disease free survival of patients who have undergone salvage cryotherapy to the prostate gland. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on all patients undergoing salvage cryotherapy for locally recurrent prostate cancer after EBRT by a single surgeon at a single institution from 1995-2004. Patients preoperative, perioperative and postoperative data was reviewed and recorded. Should a patient no longer be followed by the urology service the Patients and the patient's primary care physician or urologist were contacted. Mortality data, PSA results, bone scan results and any details of hormone therapy were recorded for this study. Results: 187 patients were included in the current study from which 176 patients had records available for follow up giving a follow up rate of 94%. Mean follow up was 7.46 years (1-14 years). 52 patients were followed for greater than 10 years. Average time to prostate cancer recurrence in patients who developed recurred was 2.3 years and average time to hormone therapy in these patients was 2.8 years. Overall survival at 10 years was high at 87%. Risk factors for recurrence of tumour identified were presalvage PSA, preradiation and presalvage gleason score. Preradiation gleason score had little impact on survival. PSA nadir of >1.0ng/mL was highly predictive of early recurrence. Disease-free survival rates of between 39 and 64% depending on risk factors. Conclusions: Cryotherapy has a definite role in the management of prostate cancer, representing a minimally invasive salvage treatment with acceptable 10 year disease free survival (DFS) of upwards of 39% and specific groups attaining 10 year DFS of 64%. Presalvage PSA and Gleason score are the best predictors of disease recurrence, whilst preradiation gleason score did not correlate with risk of disease recurrence. A PSA Nadir greater than 1 ng/mL indicates a poor prognosis in which early ADT should be strongly considered. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 159-159
Author(s):  
Jose Mario Pimiento ◽  
Hinda Boutrid ◽  
Jill M. Weber ◽  
Saqib Razzaque ◽  
Jeffrey M. Farma ◽  
...  

159 Background: Metabolic activity as defined by the uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) has proven beneficial as a prognostic marker for multiple malignancies; however, no study has examined the prognostic value of PET in stage I and II pancreatic cancer. We examined the value of PET FDG uptake in early pancreatic cancer. Methods: Using a comprehensive pancreatic adenocarcinoma database, we identified patients with early stage pancreatic cancer (I-II) who underwent pancreatectomy for cancer and had PET scan performed as part of their preoperative evaluation from 2004 to 2010. Patients were divided by the median primary tumor standard uptake value (SUVmax) into two groups: high and low FDG uptake. The primary outcomes were overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS). Kaplan-Meier estimate was used for survival analysis. Pathologic data were compared using Fisher's exact and chi-square. Results: We identified 105 patients with resected stage I and II pancreatic cancer who had PET scans as part of their preoperative evaluation. 51 patients had low FDG uptake while 54 patients had high FDG uptake. The median age at diagnosis was 69 (24-89) years, 57% of the patients were male. 84 (81%) patients had PET avid tumors, while 20 (19%) patients did not. The median SUVmax was 5.1. High FDG uptake correlated with pathologic stage (p=0.012). Median follow-up was 12.3 (0-56) months. Patients with low FDG uptake had a significantly better median OS than patients with high FDG uptake (27 vs. 16 months; p=0.036). Recurrence occurred in 64 (60%) patients. Patients with low FDG uptake had significantly longer median DFS than patients with high FDG uptake (14 vs. 12 months; p=0.049). Conclusions: Low 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in PET scans for stage I and II pancreatic cancer correlates with improved overall survival and disease free survival. This observation supports the concept that glucose metabolic pathways are important in pancreatic cancer biology, and that PET scan activity can be used as a prognostic biomarker after pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer.


2005 ◽  
Vol 132 (6) ◽  
pp. 857-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Maurizi ◽  
Giovanni Almadori ◽  
Gaetano Plaudetti ◽  
De Corso Eugenio ◽  
Jacopo Galli

OBJECTIVE: To analyze oncologic results in patients with glottic cancers treated respectively, by laser CO2 or open surgery, taking into account specific-disease survival, rate of locoregional recurrences, and their salvageability. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study of 198 patients treated from January 1993 to June 2002 in the department of otorhinolaryngology at a Catholic university in Rome. METHODS: Glottic carcinoma were treated by laser CO2 cordectomy in 132 patients (group 1) and by open surgery in 66 patients (group 2). The statistical analysis was performed by Kaplan Meyer method, log rank test, and x 2 , test. RESULTS: The log-rank test points out significant differences between the 2 groups regarding specific-disease survival; no differences were found for disease-free survival. Within group 1, 16 patients developed local failure, which was retreated in 6 cases with laser surgery; in 9 (6.8%) with total laryngectomy, only 1 case was inoperable. In this group, 10 patients (62.5%) were salvaged. Within group 2, 18 patients developed local recurrences, which was retreated in 14 (21.21%) cases with total laryngectomy; the other 4 cases were not suitable for surgery. Of these 18, 8 patients (44.5%) were salvaged. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Our results show significant differences between the 2 groups concerning the specific-disease survival and the salvageability of local recurrences. In fact, in group 1 we found a higher salvage rate and a lower incidence of total laryngectomy. As already suggested, laser therapy leaves the laryngeal cartilaginous framework intact, avoiding the spread of the tumor out of laryngeal organ and resulting in a more favorable oncologic outcome.


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