A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW: METACHRONOUS TUMOUR IN SINGLE PATIENT (CARCINOMA CERVIX AND CARCINOMA LUNG)

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-34
Author(s):  
Thamizholi S ◽  
Ranu Chourasia ◽  
Pearly Daimari ◽  
Balakyntiew Kharshandi

INTRODUCTION: - Multiple primary tumors can be synchronous when detected simultaneously (or) metachronous when detected after a variable time interval. Association of two cancer in same patient is unusual but has been widely reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTAION: - A 55-year-old women was diagnosed in December 2018 as squamous cell carcinoma cervix FIGO STAGE IIIB & she received denitive chemoradiation 46GY/23# for 5 weeks with 5 cycles weekly injection carboplatin under AUC 2 followed by Brachytherapy and completed treatment in February 2019. She was on regular follow up till December 2020. Later she presented with upper back pain. She was evaluated for the same. CT Thorax suggestive of right upper lobe lung mass and PET- CT S/O Right Lung mass lesion with extension into spinal rd th canal & lytic destruction of D2/D3 Vertebrae and Right 3 , 4 rib. CT guided Biopsy s/o squamous cell carcinoma with IHC- p16 & p40-Positive, nd TTF-Negative and diagnosed as 2 primary carcinoma lung Stage IV. She received 6 cycles systemic chemotherapy completed in May 2021. She improved clinically & radiologically with systemic chemotherapy paclitaxel & carboplatin. CONCLUSION: - Metachronous tumor in single patient is unusual & management depends on stage of presentation.

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1735
Author(s):  
Patricia García-Cabo ◽  
Fernando López ◽  
Mario Sánchez-Canteli ◽  
Laura Fernández-Vañes ◽  
César Álvarez-Marcos ◽  
...  

Background: We performed a comparative analysis between an organ-preservation protocol and surgery followed by radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and hypopharynx; Methods: 60 previously untreated patients who were treated with induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy in responders were compared with a control group of 60 patients treated with up-front surgery. Both groups were statistically comparable, according to the subsite, TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) stage, age, and sex; Results: Mean age was 58 years and 92% were male. No significant statistical difference was observed for overall survival (OS) (HR 0.75; 95% CI 0.48–1,18; P = 0.22) and disease-specific survival (DSS) (HR 0.98; 95% CI 0.52–1.83, P = 0.96). Also, there was no significant difference for recurrence-free survival (HR 0.931; 95% CI 0.57–1.71; P = 0.81), metastases-free survival (HR 2.23; 95% CI 0.67–7.41; P = 0.19), and the appearance of second primary tumors (HR 1.22; 95% CI 0.51–2.88; P = 0.64); Conclusions: The results of the organ-preservation approach did not appear inferior to those of surgery plus (chemo)radiotherapy for patients with T3/T4a larynx and T2–T4a hypopharynx cancer with respect to OS and DSS, locoregional control and metastases-free survival.


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 2317-2325
Author(s):  
Luigi Bennardo ◽  
Francesco Bennardo ◽  
Amerigo Giudice ◽  
Maria Passante ◽  
Stefano Dastoli ◽  
...  

Background: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common cancers involving skin and oral mucosa. Although this condition’s gold-standard treatment is the surgical removal of the lesions, the physician must propose alternative treatments in some cases due to the patient’s ineligibility for surgery. Among the available alternative therapies, local chemotherapy may represent an initial treatment in combination with radiotherapy or systemic chemotherapy due to the low frequency of side-effects and the lack of necessity for expensive devices. Methods: In this paper, we review all available literature in various databases (PubMed, Scopus-Embase, Web of Science), proposing local chemotherapy as a treatment for cutaneous and oral SCC. Exclusion criteria included ocular lesions (where topical treatments are common), non-English language, and non-human studies. Results: We included 14 studies in this review. The majority were case reports and case series describing the treatment of non-resectable localized SCC with either imiquimod or 5-fluorouracil. We also analyzed small studies proposing combination treatments. Almost all studies reported an excellent clinical outcome, with a low risk of relapses in time. Conclusions: Resection of the lesion remains the gold-standard treatment for SCC. When this approach is not feasible, local chemotherapy may represent a treatment alternative, and it may also be associated with radiotherapy or systemic chemotherapy.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Roth ◽  
Susan Moffatt-Bruce ◽  
Marino E. Leon

Histopathologic techniques are insufficient for distinguishing primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) from metastatic SCC, which is clinically important. A patient with SCC of the anus was found to also have SCC of the lung, and the question of metastatic versus synchronous primary diseases was raised. Immunohistochemical and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining on sections of tissue could not discriminate between the two entities. Immunostain for p16 and chromogenicin situhybridization for human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 were positive in both tumors. Additionally, allelotyping for loss of heterozygosity displayed similar findings and confirmed the histopathological impression of anal SCC metastasis to the lung. The patient was treated with palliative chemotherapy instead of additional surgical treatment. When multiple tumors are present, determining metastatic versus synchronous primary tumors is necessary for appropriate treatment. Identification can be achieved using allelotyping for loss of heterozygosity.


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