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Tesi etd-06272016-090234


Tipo di tesi
Tesi di specializzazione (5 anni)
Autore
SEGALA, FRANCESCO
URN
etd-06272016-090234
Titolo
Mandibular invasion in oral cavity cancer.From pathogenic mechanism to diagnostic and clinical implications.
Dipartimento
PATOLOGIA CHIRURGICA, MEDICA, MOLECOLARE E DELL'AREA CRITICA
Corso di studi
OTORINOLARINGOIATRIA
Relatori
relatore Prof. Gallo, Oreste
Parole chiave
  • mandibular invasion
  • oral cavity cancer
Data inizio appello
14/07/2016
Consultabilità
Completa
Riassunto
Malignant tumors of the oral cavity, 95% of which are squamous cell carcinoma (OSCCs), account for approximately 30% of all head and neck cancers . Although oral OSCC represents 1-2% of all human malignancies , it is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, with more than 500,000 new cases diagnosed each year. The most common sites for OSCCs are the tongue and gingiva .
Carcinoma of the mandibular gingiva, in particular, is associated with bone invasiveness in many patients . Gingival SCC may eventually directly invade the mandible, a feature probably associated with a worse prognosis. According to the American Joint Committee on Cancer Classification, mandibular invasion is the most advanced primary stage (T4) and overall stage (IV) for these tumors. The 5-year survival of patients with stage IV oral lesions has been demonstrated to be 39%, as compared with 53, 68 and 70% for stages III, II and I, respectively .
The management of tumors invading the mandible has been controversial. with our study we aim to investigate the mechanisms of mandibular invasion and the prognostic and therapeutic invasion.
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