PROBLEMS RELATED TO SURGERY AND PATHOLOGY IN LIP CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT

Purpose: Lip cancers are the second most common cancers of head and neck region. Due to its functional and aesthetic consequences and aggressive course, clinical approach including surgical margins, type of neck dissection and reconstruction techniques are debated topics in lip cancer. We investigat...

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Main Authors: Mehtap Şen, Tuğba Gün Koplay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rabia Yılmaz 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Medicine
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1327702
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Tuğba Gün Koplay
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Tuğba Gün Koplay
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description Purpose: Lip cancers are the second most common cancers of head and neck region. Due to its functional and aesthetic consequences and aggressive course, clinical approach including surgical margins, type of neck dissection and reconstruction techniques are debated topics in lip cancer. We investigated reliability of preoperative evaluations, pathological risk factors for recurrence or metastasis, surgery related morbidities and their management. Methods: The records of patients with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) were reviewed retrospectively. Demographic data of the patients were evaluated, the reliability of the punch biopsy and radiological imaging was discussed and the effects of pathological features on the risk of recurrence and metastasis was investigated. Surgery related morbidities were revealed. All these problems and their solutions were discussed in the light of literature. Results: Punch biopsy was found unreliable in this study. Relapses were associated with advanced stage and perineural invasion while cervical metastasis was related with the size of the specimen and surgical margins. Donor site morbidities were higher in local flaps. Recurrence or metastases were not observed in patients who were treated with extensive excision, neck dissection and reconstruction with free flap. Conclusions: Early diagnosis and functional and aesthetic repair are the most important factors in terms of prognosis in lip cancer. First surgery is very important that determines the prognosis. As the stage progresses, the surgery becomes complex but prognosis can be as good as early stages with good clinical approach.
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spelling doaj.art-8997684c06ab4b5c99103446ab74c2002023-03-24T19:43:24ZengRabia YılmazJournal of Contemporary Medicine2667-71802021-01-01111121710.16899/jcm.8051551809PROBLEMS RELATED TO SURGERY AND PATHOLOGY IN LIP CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENTMehtap Şen0Tuğba Gün Koplay1SELCUK UNIVERSITYSağlık Bakanlığı, Konya şehir HastanesiPurpose: Lip cancers are the second most common cancers of head and neck region. Due to its functional and aesthetic consequences and aggressive course, clinical approach including surgical margins, type of neck dissection and reconstruction techniques are debated topics in lip cancer. We investigated reliability of preoperative evaluations, pathological risk factors for recurrence or metastasis, surgery related morbidities and their management. Methods: The records of patients with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) were reviewed retrospectively. Demographic data of the patients were evaluated, the reliability of the punch biopsy and radiological imaging was discussed and the effects of pathological features on the risk of recurrence and metastasis was investigated. Surgery related morbidities were revealed. All these problems and their solutions were discussed in the light of literature. Results: Punch biopsy was found unreliable in this study. Relapses were associated with advanced stage and perineural invasion while cervical metastasis was related with the size of the specimen and surgical margins. Donor site morbidities were higher in local flaps. Recurrence or metastases were not observed in patients who were treated with extensive excision, neck dissection and reconstruction with free flap. Conclusions: Early diagnosis and functional and aesthetic repair are the most important factors in terms of prognosis in lip cancer. First surgery is very important that determines the prognosis. As the stage progresses, the surgery becomes complex but prognosis can be as good as early stages with good clinical approach.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1327702dudakkanserprognozrekonstruksiyonlipcancerprognosisreconstructiontechniques
spellingShingle Mehtap Şen
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PROBLEMS RELATED TO SURGERY AND PATHOLOGY IN LIP CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
Journal of Contemporary Medicine
dudak
kanser
prognoz
rekonstruksiyon
lip
cancer
prognosis
reconstruction
techniques
title PROBLEMS RELATED TO SURGERY AND PATHOLOGY IN LIP CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
title_full PROBLEMS RELATED TO SURGERY AND PATHOLOGY IN LIP CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
title_fullStr PROBLEMS RELATED TO SURGERY AND PATHOLOGY IN LIP CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
title_full_unstemmed PROBLEMS RELATED TO SURGERY AND PATHOLOGY IN LIP CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
title_short PROBLEMS RELATED TO SURGERY AND PATHOLOGY IN LIP CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
title_sort problems related to surgery and pathology in lip cancer patients and their management
topic dudak
kanser
prognoz
rekonstruksiyon
lip
cancer
prognosis
reconstruction
techniques
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