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Yang SS, Yang XG, Hu XH, Yang XH. Novel decision tree models predict the overall survival of patients with submandibular gland cancer. Clin Oral Investig 2024; 28:395. [PMID: 38916666 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-024-05703-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND While the accurate prediction of the overall survival (OS) in patients with submandibular gland cancer (SGC) is paramount for informed therapeutic planning, the development of reliable survival prediction models has been hindered by the rarity of SGC cases. The purpose of this study is to identify key prognostic factors for OS in SGC patients using a large database and construct decision tree models to aid the prediction of survival probabilities in 12, 24, 60 and 120 months. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Result (SEER) program. Demographic and peri-operative predictor variables were identified. The outcome variables overall survival at 12-, 24-, 60, and 120 months. The C5.0 algorithm was utilized to establish the dichotomous decision tree models, with the depth of tree limited within 4 layers. To evaluate the performances of the novel models, the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves were generated, and the metrics such as accuracy rate, and area under ROC curve (AUC) were calculated. RESULTS A total of 1,705, 1,666, 1,543, and 1,413 SGC patients with a follow up of 12, 24, 60 and 120 months and exact survival status were identified from the SEER database. Predictor variables of age, sex, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, tumor histology, summary stage, metastasis to distant lymph node, and marital status exerted substantial influence on overall survival. Decision tree models were then developed, incorporating these vital prognostic indicators. Favorable consistency was presented between the predicted and actual survival statuses. For the training dataset, the accuracy rates for the 12-, 24-, 60- and 120-month survival models were 0.866, 0.767, 0.737 and 0.797. Correspondingly, the AUC values were 0.841, 0.756, 0.725, and 0.774 for the same time points. CONCLUSIONS Based on the most important predictor variables identified using the large, SEER database, decision tree models were established that predict OS of SGC patients. The models offer a more exhaustive evaluation of mortality risk and may lead to more personalized treatment strategies.
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- Shan-Shan Yang
- Hospital/School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, No. 89, Wujiang East Road, Xinpu New District, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650032, China
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- Hospital/School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, No. 89, Wujiang East Road, Xinpu New District, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, China.
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- Hospital/School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, No. 89, Wujiang East Road, Xinpu New District, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, China.
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Yang SS, Yang XG, Yang XH, Hu XH. Prognostic factors and novel prediction models for overall survival of patients with submandibular gland cancer: A population-based retrospective cohort study. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30860. [PMID: 38774321 PMCID: PMC11107196 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024] Open
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Background Accurately predicting the survival rate of submandibular gland cancer (SGC) is of significant importance for guiding treatment decision-making and improving patient outcomes. This study was aimed to identify the independent prognostic factors of overall survival (OS) in SGC patients, and develop novel prediction models to aid clinicians in predicting the survival probability. Materials and methods Patients diagnosed with primary SGC after the year 2010 were extracted from SEER database and then randomly allocated into training and test samples in a 7:3 ratio. Uni- and multi-variable COX analyses were employed using the training sample to ascertain independent prognostic factors for OS. Subsequently, graphic and online dynamic nomograms were established basing on the independent prognostic factors. We utilized C-index, calibration curve, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and area under ROC curve (AUC) value to evaluate the discrimination capacity and the consistency between predicted and actual survival. Results A total of 527 SGC patients were included (369 assigned to training group and 158 assigned to test group). The multivariable COX analysis showed that age, sex, marital status, tumor histology, summary stage, metastases to bone, and tumor size were independently associated with OS. Novel graphical and online dynamic (URL: https://yangxg1209.shinyapps.io/overall_survival_submandibular_gland_tumor/) nomograms were established. The C-indices (training: 0.77, 95%CI 0.71-0.84; test: 0.77, 95%CI 0.68-0.85) indicate favorable discrimination ability of the model, and the calibration curves demonstrated favorable consistency between the predicted and actual survival rates. Conclusions Our study identified the independent prognostic factors influencing OS in patients with SGC, and successfully established and validated novel nomograms, which provide accurate prediction of survival rates and allows for personalized risk assessment.
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- Shan-shan Yang
- Department of Prosthodontics, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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Zhang ES, Hair BB, Lamarre ED, Koyfman SA, Burkey BB. Occult Nodal Metastases in Individuals with Clinically Node-Negative Salivary Gland Malignancies. Laryngoscope 2024; 134:1705-1715. [PMID: 37847121 DOI: 10.1002/lary.31119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Salivary gland malignancies comprise a heterogeneous group of pathologies, for which treatment of the clinically negative neck may vary depending on numerous factors. Herein we present data on occult nodal metastases (ONM) as well as survival and recurrence from a large series of cN0 salivary gland malignancies. METHODS Retrospective chart review was conducted on 532 patients, with 389 patients with major salivary gland cancers and 143 patients with minor salivary gland cancers. Demographic and treatment data were included and rates of ONM, overall survival, local recurrence, regional recurrence, and distant recurrence were analyzed. RESULTS We found that the overall rate of ONM for parotid was 27% (63/235), for submandibular/sublingual was 35% (18/52), and for minor was 15% (4/26). Analysis of ONM rate at each nodal level was also performed, finding higher rates of level IV and V ONM than prior studies. Submandibular/sublingual and minor salivary gland malignancies showed a predominance of ONMs at levels I-III. Our survival and recurrence rates were similar to those found in previous studies. CONCLUSION Our data also demonstrate a predominance of ONM in levels I-III for submandibular/sublingual and minor salivary gland cancers, suggesting elective dissection in these levels. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4 Laryngoscope, 134:1705-1715, 2024.
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- Emily S Zhang
- Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A
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- Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A
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Brajkovic D, Kiralj A, Mijatov I, Ilic M. Pathological nodal status as a main predictive factor of survival and treatment outcomes of submandibular salivary gland cancers: A 25-year single center experience. JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2023; 124:101462. [PMID: 37003413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2023.101462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Aim of this study was to explore the survival predictive factors and treatment outcomes in a cohort of SGC patients treated at a single center over a period of 25 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who had received primary treatment for SGC were enroled. Outcomes evaluated were: overall survival (OS), disease specific survival (DSS), recurrence free survival (RFS), locoregional recurrence free survival (LRFS) and distant metastasis free survival (DFS). RESULTS A total of 40 patients with SGC were enroled in the study. The most common tumor was the adenoid cystic carcinoma (60% of cases). Cumulative OS for 5-and 10-year follow up period was 81% and 60%, respectively. Thirteen patients (32.5%) developed distant metastases during follow-up. Nodal status, high-grade histology, tumor stage and adjuvant radiation-therapy (RT) were significant variables on multivariate analysis for survival and treatment outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Submandibular gland carcinomas represent rare and heterogenous tumor group regarding histological appearance and locoregional and distant metastatic potential. Tumor histological grade, AJCC tumor stage and nodal status were the strongest predictive factors for survival and treatment outcomes. RT improved OS and locoregional treatment outcome, but not DFS. Elective neck dissection (END) could be beneficial for selected cases of SGC. Superselective neck dissection of levels I-IIa may be the level of dissection for END. Distant metastases were the main cause of death and treatment failure. Prognostic factors for poor DMFS were AJCC stage III and IV, high tumor grade and nodal status.
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- Denis Brajkovic
- Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Clinic for Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Novi Sad, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, Department for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
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- Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Clinic for Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Novi Sad, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, Department for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Clinic for Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Novi Sad, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, Department for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Clinic for Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Novi Sad, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, Department for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Liu S, Xu W, Liu L, Zhu Y, Wu Y, Lu H, Yang W, Zhang C. Prognostic factors and treatment considerations of submandibular gland carcinomas: A population-based study. Oral Dis 2023; 29:3298-3305. [PMID: 35821655 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The therapeutic regimen of submandibular gland carcinoma (SGC) has not reached consensus, especially for the neck treatment of patients with cN0. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with SGC were identified from the medical database of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital. Kaplan-Meier analysis, univariate and multivariate Cox regression were employed to evaluate the survival and independent prognostic factors. RESULTS Two hundred and fifteen patients with SGC were retrospectively reviewed. The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 71.5% and 77.8%, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that histological grade, cT classification, cN classification, and perineural invasion (PNI) were independent prognostic factors for DFS, while histological grade, cT classification, cN classification, and age were those for OS. The neck dissection showed no significant survival benefit for patients with cN0. Lung was the most common site of distant metastasis (16.7%). CONCLUSIONS Histological grade, cT classification, cN classification, age, and PNI were independent prognostic factors of patient with SGC, which should be the main considerations for making therapeutic regimens. Our study also verifies the neck dissection of patient with cN0 is unnecessary, and postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) is vital for patients with pN+.
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- Shengwen Liu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oral Pathology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Westergaard-Nielsen M, Godballe C, Eriksen JG, Larsen SR, Kiss K, Agander T, Ulhøi BP, Charabi BW, Klug TE, Jacobsen H, Johansen J, Kristensen CA, Andersen E, Andersen M, Bjørndal K. Epidemiology, outcomes, and prognostic factors in submandibular gland carcinomas: a national DAHANCA study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 280:3405-3413. [PMID: 37052687 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-023-07940-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to present incidence, histological subtypes, survival rates, and prognostic factors based on a national cohort of patients with salivary gland carcinoma. METHODS All Danish patients with submandibular gland carcinoma diagnosed from 1990 to 2015 (n = 206) were included and analyzed following histological re-evaluation. Data were collected by the Danish Head and Neck Cancer Group (DAHANCA). Overall, disease-specific and recurrence-free survival were evaluated. Prognostic factors were analyzed with multivariate Cox Hazard Regression. RESULTS The study population consisted of 109 (53%) men and 97 (47%) women, median age 62 years (range 11-102). Adenoid cystic carcinoma was the most frequent subtype (50%). Tumour classification T1/T2 (75%) and N0 (78%) was most frequent. The mean crude incidence was 0.17/100,000/year. Most patients (n = 194, 94%) were treated with primary surgery, and 130 (67%) received postoperative radiotherapy. The 5- and 10-year survival rates were for overall survival 64% and 41%, disease-specific survival 74% and 61%, and recurrence-free survival 70% and 56%, respectively. Survival rates were higher for adenoid cystic carcinoma compared to other subtypes, but the difference was not significant in multivariate analysis. Recurrence occurred in 69 patients, and 37 (53.6%) of them had recurrence in a distant site. Advanced T-classification and regional lymph-node metastases had significant negative impact on survival rates. CONCLUSION The incidence of submandibular gland carcinoma in Denmark was 0.17/100,000/year and stable during the time period. The most frequent subtype was adenoid cystic carcinoma. Half of the recurrences presented in a distant site, and multivariate analysis confirmed that advanced stage was independent negative prognostic factor for recurrence and survival.
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- Marie Westergaard-Nielsen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000, Odense C, Denmark
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 4, 5000, Odense C, Denmark
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Lee H, Roh JL, Cho KJ, Choi SH, Nam SY, Kim SY. Positive lymph node number and extranodal extension for predicting recurrence and survival in patients with salivary gland cancer. Head Neck 2020; 42:1994-2001. [PMID: 32115841 DOI: 10.1002/hed.26135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study compared our proposed N classification including the addition of the number of positive lymph node (LN+) and extranodal extension (ENE) with the current and previous American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) N classifications in salivary gland cancer (SGC). METHODS This study involved 172 SGC patients who underwent surgery. Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). RESULTS In multivariate analyses, LN+ number, LN ratio, and ENE were associated with OS and DFS outcomes (all P < .05). Our new N classification proposed three categories: N0 (0 LN+), N1 (1 LN+), and N2 (≥2 LN+ or ENE). The C-index of our N classification showed improvement in OS prediction (0.768) compared with the AJCC seventh (0.743) and eighth (0.756) edition N classifications. CONCLUSIONS Our proposed N classification incorporating LN+ number and ENE may improve prediction of post-treatment survival and recurrence in patients with SGC.
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- Hojun Lee
- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kojima T, Hori R, Tanaka S, Tamaki H, Asato R, Kitamura M, Tateya I, Shinohara S, Takebayashi S, Maetani T, Kitani Y, Kumabe Y, Ushiro K, Ichimaru K, Honda K, Mizuta M, Yamada K, Omori K. A retrospective multicenter study of sublingual gland carcinoma in Japan. Auris Nasus Larynx 2019; 47:111-115. [PMID: 31104870 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Salivary gland carcinoma is rare among head and neck cancers. Sublingual gland carcinoma, a type of salivary gland carcinoma, is even rarer; therefore, the number of cases at a single institute is too small for sufficient evaluation of tumor characteristics. We conducted a multicenter, retrospective analysis of sublingual gland carcinomas in patients who visited 12 institutions associated with the Kyoto Hospital and Affiliated Facilities Head and Neck Clinical Oncology Group. METHODS Thirteen previously untreated patients who visited the institutions between 2006 and 2015 were enrolled. The overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates for all patients and by disease stage were analyzed. Statistical analyses were performed for all patients with respect to disease stage. RESULTS Eight of thirteen patients were diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma on pathological study. A significant difference in OS rate was observed between patients with Stage I-III and Stage IV disease; however, the difference in DFS rate by disease stage was not significant. CONCLUSION Stage IV disease was identified as a poor prognostic factor in patients with sublingual gland carcinoma. However, even patients with Stage I-III disease experienced relatively short DFS. Distant metastasis is a serious problem among patients with sublingual gland carcinoma.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Japanese Red Cross Otsu Hospital, Shiga, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Cho WK, Roh JL, Cho KJ, Choi SH, Nam SY, Kim SY. Lymph node ratio predictive of recurrence, distant metastasis, and survival in submandibular gland carcinoma patients. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019; 145:1055-1062. [PMID: 30806787 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-019-02876-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Submandibular gland (SMG) carcinoma has an unfavorable clinical course and a low survival rate. Specific tumor and nodal findings might help predict posttreatment recurrence and survival in SMG carcinoma patients. This study evaluated factors predictive of posttreatment recurrence and survival in SMG carcinoma patients. METHODS This study enrolled 99 consecutive patients with previously untreated SMG carcinoma. All patients underwent tumor and metastatic lymph node resection along with or without radiation/chemo-radiation. The predictive clinical and pathological factors for disease-free survival (DFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and overall survival (OS) were determined using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses. RESULTS The median tumor size was 2.7 cm and 53 patients (53.5%) had high-grade tumors. The rates of initial nodal and distant metastasis at initial presentation or follow-up were 45.5% and 42.4%, respectively. The actuarial 5-year DFS, DMFS, DSS, and OS rates were 46.4%, 55.9%, 61.5%, and 59.7%, respectively. The independent factors associated with poor DFS, DMFS, DSS, and OS outcomes (all p < 0.05) were T3-T4 classification and lymph node ratio. A histological high-grade tumor was an independent prognostic factor predictive of poor DMFS, DSS, and OS outcomes (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS A high rate of distant site failure is associated with SMG carcinoma, resulting in a poor survival rate. Lymph node ratio might help predict recurrence, distant metastasis, and death due to SMG carcinoma.
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- Won Ki Cho
- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea.
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- Departments of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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