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Retrospective Outcome Analysis of Buccal Mucosal and Lower Alveolar Squamous Cell Carcinoma from a High-Volume Tertiary Cancer Centre

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To evaluate treatment outcome and factors affecting locoregional control and distant metastasis in buccal mucosal and lower alveolar squamous cell carcinoma. A retrospective analysis of all diagnosed cases of buccal mucosal and lower alveolar squamous cell carcinoma in patients who underwent surgical treatment in 2011 was included from the data base. The patients were analysed for their habits, trismus, skin and bone involvement, neck nodes, type of surgery for primary and nodes, differentiation of tumour, pathological nodal status, recurrence site, and duration after completion of treatment and follow-up. A total of 114 patients were included in the study. The mean duration of follow-up was 23.8 months. On follow-up, 30 patients had recurrence (26.32%) either locoregional or distant metastasis. Age less than 45 years, nodal positivity, presence of perineural invasion, extracapsular spread, and degree of differentiation were found to be statistically significant by univariate analysis (p < 0.05). On multivariate analysis, node positivity and presence of perineural invasion emerged as independent predictors of recurrence. Cox regression analysis showed trismus, node positivity, and perineural invasion are significantly associated with recurrence. Aggressive multimodality treatment achieves good local control rates even in locally advanced disease, and the intent of treatment should be curative. Node positivity, presence of perineural invasion, and presence of trismus are found as independent predictors of recurrence. Clinically, presence of trismus is associated with poorer outcomes in view of higher stage.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospitals, M S Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bengaluru, 560 054, India

    Aravind S. Kapali

  2. Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, 695 011, India

    N. A. George, E. M. Iype, S. Thomas, B. T. Varghese, P. G. Balagopal & P. Sebastian

  3. Head and Neck Service, Division of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, 695 011, India

    N. A. George, E. M. Iype, S. Thomas, B. T. Varghese, P. G. Balagopal & P. Sebastian

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Kapali, A.S., George, N.A., Iype, E.M. et al. Retrospective Outcome Analysis of Buccal Mucosal and Lower Alveolar Squamous Cell Carcinoma from a High-Volume Tertiary Cancer Centre. Indian J Surg Oncol 10, 286–291 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-019-00896-8

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