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Africa RE, Shabani S, Coblens OM, McKinnon BJ. Trends and postoperative outcomes of thyroidectomy after expansion and rise of health insurance deductibles in the fiscal year. Am J Otolaryngol 2024; 45:104312. [PMID: 38657532 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104312] [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: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to evaluate a relationship between expansion of High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and the number of thyroid surgery cases with associated postoperative outcomes in the fiscal year. METHODS Data from TriNetX was used to evaluate the trends in thyroid surgery from 2005 and 2021 between the end of the year (Quarter 4) and the beginning of the year (Quarter 1). Risk of postoperative outcomes were statistically interrogated. RESULTS The average rate of thyroid surgery in cases/year between Quarter 4 and Quarter 1 was similar after expansion of HDHPs (152; 146; p = 0.64). There was no increased risk of postoperative complications. The rate of surgery decreased significantly for patients with Medicare after implementation of the revised American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines (Quarter 4: p = 0.03; Quarter 1: p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Patients are less likely to delay thyroid surgery at the end of the year despite higher deductibles.
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- Robert E Africa
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Gowrishankar S, Borsetto D, Marinelli J, Panizza B. Temporal bone management in external and middle ear carcinoma. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024; 32:138-142. [PMID: 38193562 DOI: 10.1097/moo.0000000000000959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to outline the temporal bone management of external and middle ear carcinoma. The review will outline the current evidence involved in deciding which surgical approach to take, as well as new advances in auditory rehabilitation and immunotherapy. RECENT FINDINGS Traditional surgical approaches include lateral temporal bone resection, subtotal temporal bone resection and total temporal bone resection. They can also involve parotidectomy and neck dissection depending on extension of disease into these areas. Options for auditory rehabilitation include osseointegrated hearing aids, transcutaneous bone-conduction implants, and active middle ear implants. Recent advances in immunotherapy have included the use of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies. SUMMARY The mainstay of management of temporal bone disease involves surgical resection. Early-stage tumours classified according to the Pittsburgh staging tool can often be treated with lateral temporal bone resection, whereas late-stage tumours might need subtotal or total temporal bone resection. Parotidectomy and neck dissection might also be indicated if there is a risk of occult regional disease. Recent advances in immunotherapy have been promising, particularly around anti-PD-1 inhibitors. However, larger clinical trials will be required to test the extent of efficacy, particularly around combination use with surgery.
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- Shravan Gowrishankar
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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De Luca P, Di Stadio A, Marra P, Colacurcio V, Scarpa A, Ricciardiello F, Ralli M, Longo F, Salzano G, de Vincentiis M, Iaconetta G, Salzano FA, Camaioni A. Systematic Review of Management and Survival Outcome of Parotid Cancers with Lateral Skull Base Invasion. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 75:2713-2721. [PMID: 37636674 PMCID: PMC10447298 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-023-03787-1] [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: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Lateral skull base involvement from parotid cancers is a rare condition and is considered a poor prognostic indicator. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature of parotid tumors with temporal bone invasion to analyze the survival outcome. A systematic literature review was performed in August 2022, without time limits, and 289 patients affected by parotid gland cancers and lateral skull base involvement were included. The most common symptoms in parotid tumors at the onset were indolent mass, facial weakness, pain, and hearing loss; the chi-square value is 23.1063, with a statistically significance (p = < 0.000121). The five most common histologies were adenoid cystic carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. The facial nerve function after surgery showed statistically significance (functional vs. non-functional; chi-square was 91.7698, p = < 0.00001). Mean follow-up was 36.2 months (range 0.3-192). At the last follow-up, more patients died of disease (DOD; 60/289, 21%) than other causes (DOOC; 5/289, 2%). There is a statistically significant correlation between patients died for tumor (DOD) and patients died for other causes (DOOC) (p = < 0.0001), suggesting that the lateral skull base invasion negatively impacts on survival. Basing on the results of our systematic review, lateral skull base involvement from parotid recurrent/advance tumors should be considered a poor prognostic factor, as the majority of patients die due to this condition. It also would be necessary to have "clear"works, with full data (demographic, clinical, surgical data), and with a longer follow up, in order to assess the best treatment modality of these patients.
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- Pietro De Luca
- Head and Neck Department, Otolaryngology Unit, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- ENT Department A.O.R.N. “S.G., Moscati”, Avellino, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Hospital “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” IRCCS – San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Maxillo-Facial and ENT Surgery Unit, INT- IRCCS “Fondazione G. Pascale”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Head and Neck Department, Otolaryngology Unit, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Kejner AE, Lee BJ, Pipkorn P. Lateral Skull Base and Auricular Reconstruction. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2023:S0030-6665(23)00073-7. [PMID: 37258407 DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Reconstruction of the lateral temporal bone with adequate functional and cosmetic outcomes depends on a multidisciplinary approach including the head and neck surgeon, reconstructive surgeon, neurotologist, and anaplastologist. Approaching the defect includes consideration of the location, tissue type, function, and patient/tumor characteristics. Anatomic limitations due to prior therapy also play an important role in reconstructive choices. Here, we review contemporary literature regarding the reconstruction of this complex region.
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- Alexandra E Kejner
- Division of Head & Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Avenue MSC 550, Charleston, SC 29436, USA.
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- Division of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, MUSC 135 Rutledge Avenue MSC 550, Charleston, SC 29436, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8115, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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肖 龙, 刘 爱, 马 华, 江 红. [Current status of the diagnosis and treatment of temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma]. LIN CHUANG ER BI YAN HOU TOU JING WAI KE ZA ZHI = JOURNAL OF CLINICAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD, AND NECK SURGERY 2022; 36:559-565. [PMID: 35822388 PMCID: PMC10128389 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2022.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma, which is rare in the clinical setting, is the most common type of temporal bone malignancy. Its rarity makes the staging, the way of temporal bone resection, the management of parotid gland and cervical lymph node, and the application of radiotherapy and chemotherapy still controversial.There is no unanimous consensus and guideline about it to date at home and abroad.This paper reviewed the recent advance in the diagnosis and treatment of temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma in the hope of providing some help and reference for the management of the disease.
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- 龙开 肖
- 南昌大学第一附属医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科(南昌,330006)Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- 华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- 华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- 南昌大学第一附属医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科(南昌,330006)Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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Nabuurs CH, Kievit W, Leemans CR, Smit CFGM, van den Brekel MWM, Pauw RJ, van der Laan BFAM, Jansen JC, Lacko M, Braunius WW, Dai C, Shi X, Danesi G, Bouček J, Takes RP, Kunst HPM. Evaluation of subclasses for T4-classified squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal. Head Neck 2022; 44:1787-1798. [PMID: 35560966 PMCID: PMC9541903 DOI: 10.1002/hed.27082] [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: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background T4‐classified squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of external auditory canal (EAC) can potentially involve different anatomical structures, which could translate into different treatment strategies and survival outcomes within one classification. Our aim is to evaluate the clinical added value of T4‐subclasses proposed by Lavieille and by Zanoletti. Methods Retrospective data, including patients with primary operated cT4‐classified EAC SCC, was obtained from 12 international hospitals. We subclassified according to the T4‐subclasses. The treatment strategies, disease‐free survival (DFS) and overall survival per subclass were calculated. Results A total of 130 T4‐classified EAC SCC were included. We found commonly used treatment strategies per subclass according to Lavieille and the DFS seems also to differ per subclass. Subclass according to Zanoletti showed comparable treatment strategies and survival outcomes per subclass. Conclusion Our study suggests that the subclass according Lavieille might have added value in clinical practice to improve care of T4‐classified EAC SCC.
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- Cindy H Nabuurs
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Academic Alliance Skull Base Pathology Radboudumc & MUMC+, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Rare Cancers, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Academic Alliance Skull Base Pathology Radboudumc & MUMC+, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Rare Cancers, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hage, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Academic Alliance Skull Base Pathology Radboudumc & MUMC+, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center/Utrecht Cancer Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otology & Skull Base Surgery, Eye Ear Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otology & Skull Base Surgery, Eye Ear Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Skull Base Microsurgery-Neurosciences, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, The First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Academic Alliance Skull Base Pathology Radboudumc & MUMC+, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Rare Cancers, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Academic Alliance Skull Base Pathology Radboudumc & MUMC+, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Rare Cancers, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Academic Alliance Skull Base Pathology Radboudumc & MUMC+, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Zhong S, Zuo W. Treatment Strategies for Malignancies of the External Auditory Canal. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2022; 23:43-53. [PMID: 35167009 PMCID: PMC8891096 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-021-00931-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Malignant tumors of the external auditory canal (EAC) are rare tumors in the head and neck. Delayed diagnosis is not uncommon because the symptoms of early tumors are nonspecific. Various surgical and oncological treatment modalities have been reported. Decision-making depends on pathological feature and stage of the lesions, patient’s general condition and preference, and physician’s experience and skill. Radical surgery is widely accepted as the primary treatment of choice. Postoperative radiotherapy is used more often to improve local and regional control of the disease. Chemotherapy is usually recommended for advanced disease, residual disease, and metastasis. Prognosis is affected by multiple factors such as TNM stage, surgical margin, pathological type and differentiation of tumor, involvement of facial nerve, and so on. Although the survival rate is improved significantly over the past several decades with the development of skull base surgery, neuroradiology, anesthesiology, and oncology, it remains challenging to diagnose and treat EAC malignancies due to the rarity, the local anatomical complexity of temporal bone, and the lack of standard TNM staging system.
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- Shixun Zhong
- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400016, China.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400016, China
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Laskar SG, Sinha S, Pai DP, Nair D, Budrukkar A, Swain M, Kimar A, Moiyadi A, Shetty P, Roy V, Johnny C, Murthy V, Gupta T, Menon N, Patil V, Noronha V, Joshi A, Prabhash K, Agarwal JP. Definitive and adjuvant radiation therapy for external auditory canal and temporal bone squamous cell carcinomas: Long term outcomes. Radiother Oncol 2022; 170:151-158. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Salvage Procedures for Facial Reanimation With Neurovascular Flaps When Previous Surgeries Failed. Ann Plast Surg 2022; 89:196-200. [DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zanoletti E, Franz L, Favaretto N, Cazzador D, Franchella S, Calvanese L, Nicolai P, Mazzoni A, Marioni G. Primary temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma: Comparing the prognostic value of the American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM classification (8th edition) with the revised Pittsburgh staging system. Head Neck 2022; 44:889-896. [PMID: 35044004 DOI: 10.1002/hed.26980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Retrospectively considering a temporal bone squamous cell carcinomas (TBSCCs) series, our aim was to compare the predictive power of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system (8th edition) with the revised Pittsburgh staging system (rPSS) in terms of disease-free survival (DFS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and overall survival (OS). METHODS Forty-three TBSCCs consecutively treated surgically were reviewed. The prognostic performance of AJCC and rPSS was compared. RESULTS The areas under the curves for the prediction of DFS, DSS, and OS did not differ significantly between both staging systems (p = 0.518, p = 0.940, and p = 0.910, respectively). Harrel's C-indexes for respectively the AJCC and rPSS were 0.76 and 0.70 for DFS, 0.73 and 0.76 for DSS, 0.66 and 0.63 for OS. CONCLUSION Comparable prognostic accuracy was observed between AJCC and rPSS. Levels of prognostic performance were only acceptable for both systems, according to Hosmer-Lemeshow scale. Further efforts are needed to define new TBSCC staging modalities with higher prognostic reliability.
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- Elisabetta Zanoletti
- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy.,Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy.,Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience DNS, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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Lateral Temporal Bone Resections for Peri-Auricular Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Prognostic Indicators and Radiological Predictive Values. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2021; 136:297-303. [PMID: 34819182 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215121003704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Smit CF, de Boer N, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Merkus P, Hensen EF, Leemans CR. Surgical treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone: predictors of survival. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 41:308-316. [PMID: 34533534 PMCID: PMC8448182 DOI: 10.14639/0392-100x-n1074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Objective Evaluation of the management and survival in patients treated for temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma (TBSCC) in a tertiary referral centre. Methods Forty-nine patients underwent primary treatment for TBSCC. Thirty-six patients underwent a lateral temporal bone resection (LTBR) or subtotal temporal bone resection (STBR). Overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) analysis were assessed. Results Five-year OS of the 49 patients was 39%. Five-year OS of the 36 patients who underwent LTBR or STBR was 46%. Tumour-free margins were achieved in all patients with T1 and T2 disease, in 59% patients with T3 tumours and 0% patients with T4 disease. Five-year DSS was 85% for all T1/T2 tumours, 53% for T3 tumours and 0% for T4 tumours. Clear resection margins was the only significant predictor of DSS in our cohort. Conclusions The mainstay of treatment for TBSCC is temporal bone resection with tumour free resection margins, with or without adjuvant radiotherapy. Survival is negatively influenced by non-radical resection. T1 and T2 tumours can be managed safely with LTBR. More advanced disease requires a more extensive resection, with a higher likelihood of non-radical resections and decreased survival rates.
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- Conrad F Smit
- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Komune N, Kuga D, Miki K, Nakagawa T. Variations of en Bloc Resection for Advanced External Auditory Canal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Detailed Anatomical Considerations. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:4556. [PMID: 34572783 PMCID: PMC8470502 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13184556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Currently, only lateral temporal bone resection (LTBR) and subtotal temporal bone resection (STBR) are widely utilized for the surgical treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal (EAC-SCC). However, there are few descriptions of variations on these surgical approaches. This study aimed to elucidate the variations of en bloc resection for advanced EAC-SCC. We dissected the four sides of cadaveric heads to reveal the anatomical structures related to temporal bone resection. From the viewpoint of surgical anatomy, surgical patterns of temporal bone cutting can be divided into four categories: conventional LTBR, extended LTBR, conventional STBR, and modified STBR. Extended LTBR is divided into four types: superior, inferior, anterior, and posterior extensions. Several extension procedures can be combined based on the extension of the tumor. Furthermore, en bloc resection with the temporomandibular joint or glenoid fossa increases the technical difficulty of a surgical procedure because the exposure and manipulation of the petrous segment of the internal carotid artery are limited from the middle cranial fossa. Surgical approaches for advanced SCC of the temporal bone are diverse. They require accurate preoperative evaluation of the tumor extension and preoperative consideration of the exact line of resection to achieve marginal negative resection.
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- Noritaka Komune
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Hospital and School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan;
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan;
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The importance of flaps in reconstruction of locoregionally advanced lateral skull-base cancer defects: a tertiary otorhinolaryngology referral centre experience. Radiol Oncol 2021; 55:323-332. [PMID: 33735947 PMCID: PMC8366724 DOI: 10.2478/raon-2021-0012] [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: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to identify the value of extensive resection and reconstruction with flaps in the treatment of locoregionally advanced lateral skull-base cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS The retrospective case review of patients with lateral skull-base cancer treated surgically with curative intent between 2011 and 2019 at a tertiary otorhinolaryngology referral centre was made. RESULTS Twelve patients with locoregionally advanced cancer were analysed. Lateral temporal bone resection was performed in nine (75.0%), partial parotidectomy in six (50.0%), total parotidectomy in one (8.3%), ipsilateral selective neck dissection in eight (66.7%) and ipsilateral modified radical neck dissection in one patient (8.3%). The defect was reconstructed with anterolateral thigh free flap, radial forearm free flap or pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in two patients (17.0%) each. Mean overall survival was 3.1 years (SD = 2.5) and cancer-free survival rate 100%. At the data collection cut-off, 83% of analysed patients and 100% of patients with flap reconstruction were alive. CONCLUSIONS Favourable local control in lateral skull-base cancer, which mainly involves temporal bone is achieved with an extensive locoregional resection followed by free or regional flap reconstruction. Universal cancer registry should be considered in centres treating this rare disease to alleviate analysis and multicentric research.
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Management of Residual Hearing with Cartilage Conduction Hearing Aid after Lateral Temporal Bone Resection: Our Institutional Experience. Audiol Res 2021; 11:263-274. [PMID: 34207894 PMCID: PMC8293261 DOI: 10.3390/audiolres11020024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: There is no guideline for hearing compensation after temporal bone resection. This study aimed to retrospectively analyze surgical cases with reconstruction for hearing preservation after temporal bone malignancy resection and propose a new alternative to compensate for hearing loss. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 30 patients who underwent lateral temporal bone surgery for temporal bone malignancy at our institution and examined their hearing abilities after surgery. Result: The hearing outcomes of patients with an external auditory meatus reconstruction varied widely. The mean postoperative air–bone gap at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz ranged from 22.5 dB to 71.25 dB. On the other hand, the average difference between the aided sound field thresholds with cartilage conduction hearing aid and bone conduction thresholds at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz ranged from −3.75 to 41.25. More closely located auricular cartilage and temporal bone resulted in smaller differences between the aided sound field and bone conduction thresholds. Conclusions: There is still room for improvement of surgical techniques for reconstruction of the auditory meatus to preserve hearing after temporal bone resection. The cartilage conduction hearing aid may provide non-invasive postoperative hearing compensation after lateral temporal bone resection.
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Kiyokawa Y, Ariizumi Y, Ohno K, Ito T, Kawashima Y, Tsunoda A, Kishimoto S, Asakage T, Tsutsumi T. Indications for and extent of elective neck dissection for lymph node metastasis from external auditory canal carcinoma. Auris Nasus Larynx 2020; 48:745-750. [PMID: 33386189 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We aim to clarify the frequency of lymph node metastasis of external auditory canal (EAC) carcinoma, including susceptible locations, adequate extent of elective neck dissection, and the relationship between the tumor infiltration site and lymph node metastasis. PATIENTS AND METHODS From 2003 to 2018, 63 patients with EAC carcinoma at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital were enrolled in this study. The T and N stages, locations of clinically positive lymph nodes, prognoses, and anatomic site of tumor infiltration were analyzed after treatment. RESULTS Clinically positive lymph node metastasis (cN+) was detected in 18 patients (28.6%), consisting of T1, T2, T3, and T4 disease in 1 (6%), 2 (22%), 8 (38%), and 7 (41%) patients, respectively. The metastatic locations were at level II in 10 patients, parotid gland nodes in 7, preauricular nodes in 5, level Ib in 3, level Va in 3, level III in 1, and superficial cervical nodes in 1. Neck recurrence was determined in two of 45 patients with clinically negative lymph nodes (cN0), with the metastatic locations being levels II, Ib, and III. Among 18 cN+ cases, neck recurrence was noted in 2 of 9 patients who underwent neck dissection. Neck lesions were found to be manageable in all five patients who underwent docetaxel, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and radiation therapy (TPF-RT). No relationship was noted between the tumor infiltration site and lymph node metastasis among T3/4 canrcinoma patients. CONCLUSIONS Elective neck dissection could be indicated only in T3/4 patients with free flap reconstruction. Levels Ib to III are considered appropriate for elective neck dissection in cN0 cases. Levels Ib to III and Va indicated favorable sites, even in cases with metastasis in the parotid gland or preauricular area. Furthermore, TPF-RT could be a useful option even in cN+ cases.
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- Yusuke Kiyokawa
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Zanoletti E, Franz L, Cazzador D, Franchella S, Calvanese L, Nicolai P, Mazzoni A, Marioni G. Temporal bone carcinoma: Novel prognostic score based on clinical and histological features. Head Neck 2020; 42:3693-3701. [PMID: 32851728 DOI: 10.1002/hed.26435] [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: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to develop a novel temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma (TBSCC) prognosis scoring system and compare it with the revised Pittsburgh staging system. METHODS Forty-four consecutive TBSCC patients were assessed to identify predictors of recurrence. Each predictor's hazard ratio for recurrence was used to develop our novel scoring system. RESULTS Based on variables with P < .10 in Cox's regression model, our score included: revised Pittsburgh stage; non-anterior spread of T4 carcinoma; dural involvement; and histological grade. A higher recurrence rate (P = .000) and shorter disease-free survival (P = .000) were associated with scores of ≥5. The area under the curve of our score was larger than that of the revised Pittsburgh stage for both recurrence and disease-specific mortality (P = .0178 and P = .0193, respectively). CONCLUSION Our TBSCC scoring system is based on variables that are obtainable preoperatively from clinical and radiological data and biopsies. Its prognostic value should be validated for published TBSCC series and then in prospective settings.
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- Elisabetta Zanoletti
- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience DNS, Section of Human Anatomy, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy.,Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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Xie B, Wang M, Zhang S, Liu Y. Parotidectomy in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 278:1355-1364. [PMID: 32651676 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-020-06191-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate optimal approaches for appropriate removal of the parotid gland in the management of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the external auditory canal (EAC) at different tumor stages. METHODS In total, 39 patients with SCC of EAC treated at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University between September 2003 and April 2019 were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent lateral temporal bone resection or subtotal temporal bone resection. Total parotidectomy was performed in patients with direct parotid invasion. Superficial parotidectomy was performed in patients with parotid node metastasis and patients with advanced stages without evidence of parotid involvement. RESULTS The mean follow-up period was 68.7 months. Local recurrences or distant metastases occurred in five patients (12.8%). The 5-year overall survival rate was 78.4%. The 5-year survival rate was 100% in early stage (T1 and T2) patients, and 58.9 and 50.0% in patients staged III and IV, respectively. Direct parotid invasion was observed in only advanced-stage patients, while parotid node metastasis was noted in both early and advanced-stage patients preoperatively. There were no significant differences (χ2 = 0.1026; p = 0.749) between different tumor primary locations. However, soft tissue or preauricular organs became vulnerable once the anterior wall was infiltrated or eroded. CONCLUSION Parotid management is important for achieving safer and wider tumor-free margins. Total parotidectomy should be mandatory for all advanced-staged (T3 and T4) patients. An optimal decision for parotid management in early stages depends on the infiltration or erosion of the anterior wall of the EAC.
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- Bingbin Xie
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.,Jiangxi Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Auditory Research, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.,Jiangxi Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Auditory Research, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.,Jiangxi Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Auditory Research, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China. .,Jiangxi Biomedical Engineering Research Center for Auditory Research, Nanchang, 330006, China.
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Role of craniofacial surgery in oral and maxillofacial tumors involving the skull base: A retrospective analysis of 126 patients. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2020; 130:496-504. [PMID: 32682593 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Oral and maxillofacial tumors involving the skull base (SB) are rare and complex, making treatment difficult and controversial. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the treatment efficacy of craniofacial surgery (CFS). STUDY DESIGN Patients who underwent CFS for these tumors between May 2000 and November 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Clinicopathologic and treatment modality data were collected and follow-up was recorded. Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests and Cox-regression model were used for survival analysis. RESULTS In total, 126 patients were enrolled (70 males and 56 females; 97 malignant tumors). Squamous cell carcinoma accounted for the majority of tumors. The lip-submandibular-neck approach was most frequently applied. Through-and-through SB bone or partial dura resection was performed in 42 cases. A pathologic positive margin was found in 18 cases. Of the included patients, 80 underwent simultaneous craniofacial reconstruction. The postoperative complications rate was 11.1%. Estimated 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year overall survival rates were 78.8%, 68.2%, and 54.4% respectively; and the 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year recurrence-free survival rates were 77.4%, 66.8%, and 63.8%, respectively. Multivariate analysis indicated postoperative complications, radiotherapy, recurrence, and metastasis status had a negative impact on survival (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS Although tumors involving the SB had various clinicopathologic characteristics, with interdisciplinary cooperation, CFS is an optimal option.
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Lovin BD, Gidley PW. Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone: A current review. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2019; 4:684-692. [PMID: 31890889 PMCID: PMC6929568 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The rarity of temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma (TBSCC) precludes a clear understanding of the disease and approach to its management. This review provides general background on the disease and discusses the current and emerging oncologic and rehabilitative management options. DATA SOURCES PubMed literature review. METHODS A review of the current literature was conducted to assess and collate up-to-date information regarding TBSCC management. RESULTS TBSCC is a rare and aggressive disease arising in the ear canal, temporal bone, or extratemporal sites. Prior radiation, chronic ear disease, or habitual ear picking may contribute to primary disease development. Because the symptoms of TBSCC and benign otologic disease are similar, TBSCC diagnosis may be delayed, allowing the tumor time to spread throughout the anatomically intricate temporal bone. The extent of the disease is determined based on imaging and is usually staged with the Pittsburgh Staging System. Temporal bone resection with parotidectomy and neck dissection is the current standard of care. Survival is generally good for early disease and poor for advanced disease, but chemotherapy is emerging as a promising treatment option. Auditory rehabilitation with osseointegrated hearing aids is recommended at initial oncologic resection. CONCLUSIONS The knowledge of and outcomes for TBSCC have improved with time, but because of the aggressive nature of the disease and the anatomic intricacy of the temporal bone, TBSCC treatment is complex and should be delivered by a multidisciplinary team. Inter-institutional collaboration may accelerate research for this rare disease. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 5.
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- Benjamin D. Lovin
- Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck SurgeryBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexas
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- Department of Head and Neck SurgeryThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHoustonTexas
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Zanoletti E, Mazzoni A, Martini A, Abbritti RV, Albertini R, Alexandre E, Baro V, Bartolini S, Bernardeschi D, Bivona R, Bonali M, Borghesi I, Borsetto D, Bovo R, Breun M, Calbucci F, Carlson ML, Caruso A, Cayé-Thomasen P, Cazzador D, Champagne PO, Colangeli R, Conte G, D'Avella D, Danesi G, Deantonio L, Denaro L, Di Berardino F, Draghi R, Ebner FH, Favaretto N, Ferri G, Fioravanti A, Froelich S, Giannuzzi A, Girasoli L, Grossardt BR, Guidi M, Hagen R, Hanakita S, Hardy DG, Iglesias VC, Jefferies S, Jia H, Kalamarides M, Kanaan IN, Krengli M, Landi A, Lauda L, Lepera D, Lieber S, Lloyd SLK, Lovato A, Maccarrone F, Macfarlane R, Magnan J, Magnoni L, Marchioni D, Marinelli JP, Marioni G, Mastronardi V, Matthies C, Moffat DA, Munari S, Nardone M, Pareschi R, Pavone C, Piccirillo E, Piras G, Presutti L, Restivo G, Reznitsky M, Roca E, Russo A, Sanna M, Sartori L, Scheich M, Shehata-Dieler W, Soloperto D, Sorrentino F, Sterkers O, Taibah A, Tatagiba M, Tealdo G, Vlad D, Wu H, Zanetti D. Surgery of the lateral skull base: a 50-year endeavour. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 39:S1-S146. [PMID: 31130732 PMCID: PMC6540636 DOI: 10.14639/0392-100x-suppl.1-39-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Disregarding the widely used division of skull base into anterior and lateral, since the skull base should be conceived as a single anatomic structure, it was to our convenience to group all those approaches that run from the antero-lateral, pure lateral and postero-lateral side of the skull base as “Surgery of the lateral skull base”. “50 years of endeavour” points to the great effort which has been made over the last decades, when more and more difficult surgeries were performed by reducing morbidity. The principle of lateral skull base surgery, “remove skull base bone to approach the base itself and the adjacent sites of the endo-esocranium”, was then combined with function preservation and with tailoring surgery to the pathology. The concept that histology dictates the extent of resection, balancing the intrinsic morbidity of each approach was the object of the first section of the present report. The main surgical approaches were described in the second section and were conceived not as a step-by-step description of technique, but as the highlighthening of the surgical principles. The third section was centered on open issues related to the tumor and its treatment. The topic of vestibular schwannoma was investigated with the current debate on observation, hearing preservation surgery, hearing rehabilitation, radiotherapy and the recent efforts to detect biological markers able to predict tumor growth. Jugular foramen paragangliomas were treated in the frame of radical or partial surgery, radiotherapy, partial “tailored” surgery and observation. Surgery on meningioma was debated from the point of view of the neurosurgeon and of the otologist. Endolymphatic sac tumors and malignant tumors of the external auditory canal were also treated, as well as chordomas, chondrosarcomas and petrous bone cholesteatomas. Finally, the fourth section focused on free-choice topics which were assigned to aknowledged experts. The aim of this work was attempting to report the state of the art of the lateral skull base surgery after 50 years of hard work and, above all, to raise questions on those issues which still need an answer, as to allow progress in knowledge through sharing of various experiences. At the end of the reading, if more doubts remain rather than certainties, the aim of this work will probably be achieved.
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- E Zanoletti
- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Academic Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience DNS, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- AP-HP, Groupe Hôspital-Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Neuro-Sensory Surgical Department and NF2 Rare Disease Centre, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- ENT and Skull-Base Surgery Department, Department of Neurosciences, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Modena, Italy
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- Neurosurgery, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola (RA), Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Julius Maximilians University Hospital Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Neurosurgery, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola (RA), Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza-Rome, Italy
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- The Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience DNS, Section of Human Anatomy, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Academic Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience DNS, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- ENT and Skull-Base Surgery Department, Department of Neurosciences, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Academic Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience DNS, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Audiology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano, Italy.,Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Neurosurgery, Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola (RA), Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Modena, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza-Rome, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, "Julius-Maximilians" University Hospital of Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- ENT and Skull-Base Surgery Department, Department of Neurosciences, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Oncology Department, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninh People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, China
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- AP-HP, Groupe Hôspital-Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Neuro-Sensory Surgical Department and NF2 Rare Disease Centre, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Alfaisal University, College of Medicine, Riyadh, KSA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.,Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Academic Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience DNS, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza-Rome, Italy
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- ENT & Skull-Base Department, Ospedale Nuovo di Legnano, Legnano (MI), Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neuro-Otology and Skull-Base Surgery Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Audiology Unit, Padova University, Treviso, Italy
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Modena, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- University Aix-Marseille, France
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- Unit of Audiology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano, Italy.,Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Julius Maximilians University Hospital Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Neuro-otology and Skull Base Surgery, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- ENT Department, Treviglio (BG), Italy
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- ENT & Skull-Base Department, Ospedale Nuovo di Legnano, Legnano (MI), Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza-Rome, Italy
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Modena, Italy
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- ENT and Skull-Base Surgery Department, Department of Neurosciences, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- The Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza-Rome, Italy
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- Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza-Rome, Italy
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- Academic Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience DNS, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, "Julius-Maximilians" University Hospital of Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, "Julius-Maximilians" University Hospital of Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
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- Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- AP-HP, Groupe Hôspital-Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Neuro-Sensory Surgical Department and NF2 Rare Disease Centre, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza-Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience DNS, Otolaryngology Section, Padova University, Padova, Italy
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- Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza-Rome, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninh People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiatong University School of Medicine, China
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- Unit of Audiology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano, Italy.,Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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Trojanowski P, Szymański M, Trojanowska A, Andrzejczak A, Szczepanek D, Klatka J. Anterolateral thigh free flap in reconstruction of lateral skull base defects after oncological resection. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2019; 276:3487-3494. [PMID: 31515663 PMCID: PMC6858904 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-019-05627-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Purpose Evaluation of the utility of the free anterolateral thigh flap reconstruction of the defects resulting from radical temporal bone resection in the management of lateral skull base malignancies in a single institution. Methods An analysis of 17 en bloc subtotal petrosectomies for removal of malignant tumours was performed. There were 12 squamous cell carcinomas, 4 basal cell carcinomas and 1 adenoid cystic carcinoma. The tumours were staged with the University of Pittsburgh TNM system. In all patients, the lateral temporal bone with the preservation of the petrous apex and carotid artery was performed. All patients had parotid gland resection. The post-resection defect was reconstructed with an ALT free flap. Results Tumour radical resection and defect reconstruction with an ALT flap was achieved in all patients without intraoperative complications. The transplants were harvested as fasciocutaneous flaps, 11 perfused by musculocutaneous and 6 by septocutaneous perforators. The ALT flaps had a mean pedicle length of 8 cm (6–12 cm), and the flap size ranged between 6 × 15 cm and 15 × 30 cm. The flaps were supplied by nine facial, five occipital and three maxillary arteries. Recipient-site veins included eight internal jugular, seven facial, one retromandibular and one external jugular vein. All arterial pedicles were anastomosed in an end-to-end manner. The veins were anastomosed with interrupted sutures and in 11 cases with Synovis-Coupler® devices. All the flap transfers were performed successfully. Three patients experienced postoperative complications. Conclusions The ALT flap proved to be effective for covering large temporal skull base defects resulting from the radical removal of temporal bone malignancies. The functional and cosmetic results were acceptable with a low complication rate.
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- Piotr Trojanowski
- Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20 954, Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20 954, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20 954, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Paediatric Neurosurgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20 954, Lublin, Poland
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Shinomiya H, Uehara N, Teshima M, Kakigi A, Otsuki N, Nibu KI. Clinical management for T1 and T2 external auditory canal cancer. Auris Nasus Larynx 2019; 46:785-789. [PMID: 30799138 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to clarify the impact of superficial parotidectomy and postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) for the surgical treatment of early stage squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in external auditory canal (EAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-seven patients with T1 (n = 14) or T2 (n = 19) SCC in EAC treated between 2000 and 2016 at Kobe University Hospital were enrolled in this study. Thirty-three patients were operated with sleeve resection or lateral temporal bone resection. RESULTS The 5-year overall survival and disease-specific survival rates were 95% and 100%, respectively. Surgical margin was positive in 4 patients, who were treated by PORT and have been alive without disease. Prophylactic superficial parotidectomy was simultaneously performed at the time of initial surgery in 15 patients, in whom no lymph node (LN) metastasis was observed. Among the other 22 patients, regional recurrence in parotid LN was observed in one patient, who was successfully salvaged by total parotidectomy. Potential parotid lymph node metastasis rates of T1 and T2 SCC in EAC was 0% (0/14) and 5% (1/19) respectively. CONCLUSIONS Complete resection without positive surgical margins is essential for the treatment of the patients with T1 and T2 ear cancers. Prophylactic superficial parotidectomy or neck dissection is not mandatory for T1 and T2 diseases, as long as precisely extent of disease is assessed preoperatively. PORT should be performed for the patients with positive surgical margins. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE 4.
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- Hirotaka Shinomiya
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Nam GS, Moon IS, Kim JH, Kim SH, Choi JY, Son EJ. Prognostic Factors Affecting Surgical Outcomes in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of External Auditory Canal. Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol 2018; 11:259-266. [PMID: 29779363 PMCID: PMC6222191 DOI: 10.21053/ceo.2017.01340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Objectives Carcinomas of the external auditory canal (EAC) are rare, and management remains challenging. Previous studies seeking prognostic factors for EAC cancers included cancers other than carcinomas. In this study, we analyzed the treatment outcomes of, prognostic factors for, and survival rates associated with specifically squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the EAC. Methods A retrospective review of 26 consecutive patients diagnosed with SCCs of the EAC in a 10-year period was performed in terms of clinical presentation, stage, choice of surgical procedure, and adjunct therapy. Overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were calculated and univariate analysis of prognostic factors was performed. Results The median age of the 26 patients with SCCs of the EAC was 63 years (range, 40 to 72 years), and 16 males and 10 females were included. According to the modified University of Pittsburgh staging system, the T stages were T1 in 11, T2 in six, T3 in four, and T4 in five cases. The surgical procedures employed were wide excision in three cases, lateral temporal bone resection (LTBR) in 17, and extended LTBR in four, and subtotal temporal bone resection in two. Two patients underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and two underwent adjuvant chemotherapy. One patient received preoperative radiation therapy, and eleven received postoperative radiation therapy. Of the possibly prognostic factors examined, advanced preoperative T stage and advanced overall stage were significant predictors of RFS, but not of OS. Conclusion The advanced T stage and overall stage were associated with decreased survival after surgical treatment in patients with SCC of the EAC, highlighting the importance of clinical vigilance and early detection.
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- Gi-Sung Nam
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Faris C, Heiser A, Hadlock T, Jowett N. Free gracilis muscle transfer for smile reanimation after treatment for advanced parotid malignancy. Head Neck 2017; 40:561-568. [DOI: 10.1002/hed.25022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Callum Faris
- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; Boston Massachusetts
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Tsunoda A, Sumi T, Terasaki O, Kishimoto S. Right dominance in the incidence of external auditory canal squamous cell carcinoma in the Japanese population: Does handedness affect carcinogenesis? Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2017; 2:19-22. [PMID: 28894818 PMCID: PMC5510281 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives/Hypothesis To investigate the relationship between handedness and the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma in the external auditory canal (EACSCC). Materials and Methods Sixty‐eight cases of EACSCC were enrolled in this study, and their affected side was checked. Handedness and ear‐picking habits were also investigated in 34 EACSCC cases. Handedness was judged based on self‐categorization, and the relationship between handedness and the affected side was investigated. Results Fifty‐two cases occurred on the right side, and 16 cases occurred on the left side of patients with EACSCC. The incidence of laterality in EACSCC showed a statistically significant right dominance. Concerning handedness, 29 cases were right‐handed, 4 cases were left‐handed, and 1 case was ambidextrous. Twenty‐seven out of the 29 right‐handed cases and 1 ambidextrous case suffered from carcinoma on the right side, whereas 3 left‐handed cases suffered from carcinoma on the left side. That is, most of the cases suffered from EACSCC on the same side as their handedness, and this tendency showed a statistically significant difference. Most of the patients with EACSCC experienced itching and habitual ear‐picking in the affected side. Conclusion Mechanical stimulations to the EAC, such as ear picking, may plausibly cause EACSCC. In Japan, ear picking, also called “mimikaki,” is a popular habit and an established unique culture. Because ear picking requires delicate handling and manipulation, this tends to occur on the same side as the handedness in the Japanese population. This is the first report about the relationship between handedness and carcinogenesis. Level of Evidence N/A.
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- Atsunobu Tsunoda
- Department of Otolaryngology Juntendo University Nerima Hospital Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery Tokyo Medical and Dental University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology Kameda Medical Center Kamogawa Japan
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