Cytopathologic assessment of gloves and instruments after major head and neck surgery

Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

PURPOSE: To investigate the potential for cancer cells to be transferred between anatomic sites via instruments and other materials.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pilot prospective study from April 2018-January 2019 at Rush University Medical Center. Glove and instrument washings were collected from 18 high-risk head and neck cancer resection cases (36 samples total). Each case maintained at least one of the following features in addition to a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma or sarcoma: palliative/salvage surgery, positive margins, extensive tumor burden, and/or extra capsular extension (ECE). Surgical gloves and four main instruments were placed through washings for blind cytological assessment (2 samples/case).

RESULTS: 18 patients undergoing surgical tumor resection for biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma with at least one of the aforementioned characteristics were included. 26.7% of cases had ECE, 40.0% had positive final margins and 46.7% had close final margins. Tumor locations included: oral cavity (10), neck (4), parotid gland (2), and skin (2). Malignant cells were isolated on glove washings in 1 case (5.5%). No malignant cells were isolated from instrument washings. The single case of malignant cells on glove washings occurred in a recurrent, invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp with intracranial extension. Anucleated squamous cells likely from surgeon skin were isolated from 94.4% of washings. Squamous cells were differentiated from mature cells by the absence of nuclei.

CONCLUSIONS: Malignant squamous cells can be isolated from surgical glove washings, supporting the practice of changing of gloves after gross tumor resection during major head and neck cancer resections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

American journal of otolaryngology - 42(2021), 3 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 102876

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kuhar, Hannah N [VerfasserIn]
Shay, Aryan [VerfasserIn]
Revenaugh, Peter C [VerfasserIn]
Stenson, Kerstin [VerfasserIn]
Tajudeen, Bobby A [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Ryan [VerfasserIn]
Gattuso, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Al-Khudari, Samer [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Cytology
Head and neck cancer
Journal Article
Quality
Surgical gloves
Surgical instruments
Tumor resection

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.10.2021

Date Revised 13.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102876

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320447952