Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasal Vestibule : A Multi-Centric Observational Cohort Study

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OBJECTIVES: Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule (NV-SCC) is a rare but challenging entity, due to the complex anatomy of the region. Consensus on the best treatment strategy is still lacking, as well as a dedicated staging system. Our aim was to analyze oncological outcomes of surgically treated patients and to investigate possible prognostic factors.

METHODS: We performed a retrospective multi-centric observational study including six Academic Hospitals over a 10-year period, including only patients who underwent upfront surgery for primary NV-SCC. Patients were staged according to all currently available staging systems. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to compute overall, disease-free, and disease-specific survival. Logistic regression models were used to correlate between survival outcomes and clinical and pathological variables.

RESULTS: Seventy-one patients with a median follow-up of 38 months were included in the study. Partial and total rhinectomy were the most commonly performed procedures, respectively, in 49.3% and 25.4% of cases. Neck dissection was performed on 31% of patients, and 45.1% of them underwent adjuvant radiotherapy. Three years overall, disease-specific and disease-free survival were, respectively, 86.5%, 90.3%, and 74.2%. None of the currently available staging systems were able to effectively stratify survival outcomes. Factors predicting lower overall survival on multivariate analysis were age (p = 0.021) and perineural invasion (p = 0.059), whereas disease-free survival was negatively affected by age (p = 0.033) and lymphovascular invasion (p = 0.019).

CONCLUSION: Currently available staging systems cannot stratify prognosis for patients who underwent surgery for NV-SCC.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4 Laryngoscope, 2023.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Enthalten in:

The Laryngoscope - (2023) vom: 29. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pirola, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Di Santo, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Turri-Zanoni, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Chabrillac, Emilien [VerfasserIn]
Fradeani, Dario [VerfasserIn]
Sionis, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Carta, Filippo [VerfasserIn]
Lambertoni, Alessia [VerfasserIn]
Malvezzi, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Galli, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Giordano, Leone [VerfasserIn]
Puxeddu, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Castelnuovo, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Mercante, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Spriano, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Ferreli, Fabio [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Nasal cartilages
Nasal surgical procedures
Nose
Nose diseases
Nose neoplasms

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Date Revised 29.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1002/lary.31251

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366492233