Histologic characteristics and tumor spread of recurrent glottic carcinoma: analysis on whole-organ sections and comparison with tumor spread of primary glottic carcinomas

Zbären, Peter; Nuyens, Michel; Curschmann, Jürgen; Stauffer, Edouard (2007). Histologic characteristics and tumor spread of recurrent glottic carcinoma: analysis on whole-organ sections and comparison with tumor spread of primary glottic carcinomas. Head & neck - journal for the sciences and specialties of the head and neck, 29(1), pp. 26-32. New York, N.Y.: J. Wiley 10.1002/hed.20502

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BACKGROUND: The assessment of the precise tumor extent of recurrent glottic carcinomas is a challenge. METHODS: The histologic characteristics of 29 recurrent glottic carcinomas after radiation failures, initially classified as T1 and T2, were analyzed on whole-organ slices. The growth patterns of 21 recurrent prT3 and prT4 and 52 primary pT3 and pT4 carcinomas were compared. RESULTS: Fifteen of 29 (52%) recurrent carcinomas were under-staged by imaging studies and endoscopy. Most recurrent carcinomas presented with multicentric tumor foci, whereas most primary carcinomas with a concentric tumor growth pattern (p < .05). Undifferentiated dissociated tumor cells were observed more often in the vicinity of recurrent tumor foci than of the primary tumor mass (p < .05). CONCLUSION: Recurrent glottic carcinomas are often under-staged and present with multiple tumor foci dispersed in different regions of the larynx. If voice-preserving salvage surgery is considered as a treatment option, these facts should be kept in mind.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ENT)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology

UniBE Contributor:

Zbären, Peter, Stauffer, Edouard Jean

ISSN:

1043-3074

ISBN:

17103406

Publisher:

J. Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:55

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:17

Publisher DOI:

10.1002/hed.20502

PubMed ID:

17103406

Web of Science ID:

000243030500005

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/23273 (FactScience: 40788)

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