背景:术中切缘的常规评估一直是口腔癌治疗的标准。然而,围绕手术切缘最佳取样方法存在争议.我们研究的目的是确定一种新的肿瘤床边缘(TBM)采样技术的精度,评估对存活率和游离皮瓣重建率的影响。
方法:这项回顾性队列研究涉及156例原发性舌癌或口底癌患者,这些患者接受手术作为初始治疗。患者分为两组:一组使用Mohs技术衍生的定向TBM,从肿瘤床上取边缘,并在标本和肿瘤床上用Vicryl缝线识别,另一种使用样本边缘(SM)驱动技术,其中边缘取自最初切除后的标本。临床病理特征,包括保证金状态,对两组进行了比较,并与局部区域控制相关。获得了每次操作TBM采样方法的精度。
结果:共有156名患者被纳入研究,其中TBM组80例,SM组76例。精度分析表明,定向TBM技术具有50%的灵敏度,96.6%的特异性,80%的阳性预测值,和87.5%的阴性预测值。生存分析显示,局部对照(86.88%vs83.50%;P=0.81)和局部区域对照(82.57%vs72.32%;P=0.21)均无统计学意义。两组游离皮瓣手术率差异有统计学意义(30%vs64.5%;P<.001)。
结论:我们描述的定向TBM技术已证明游离皮瓣重建手术的风险降低,提高精度,在局部控制方面和类似的预后,局部控制,与SM方法相比,无病生存率。
BACKGROUND: The routine assessment of intraoperative margins has long been the standard of care for oral cavity cancers. However, there is a controversy surrounding the best method for sampling surgical margins. The aim of our study is to determine the precision of a new technique for sampling tumor bed margins (TBMs), to evaluate the impact on survival and the rate of free flap reconstructions.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study involved 156 patients with primary cancer of the tongue or floor of the mouth who underwent surgery as initial curative treatment. Patients were separated into 2 groups: one using an oriented TBM derived from Mohs\' technique, where the margins are taken from the tumor bed and identified with Vicryl sutures on both the specimen and the tumor bed, and the other using a specimen margins (SMs) driven technique, where the margins are taken from the specimen after the initial resection. Clinicopathologic features, including margin status, were compared for both groups and correlated with locoregional control. Precision of per-operative TBM sampling method was obtained.
RESULTS: A total of 156 patients were included in the study, of which 80 were in TBM group and 76 were in SM group. Precision analysis showed that the oriented TBM technique pertained a 50% sensitivity, 96.6% specificity, 80% positive predictive value, and an 87.5% negative predictive value. Survival analysis revealed nonstatistically significant differences in both local control (86.88% vs 83.50%; P = .81) as well as local-regional control (82.57% vs 72.32%; P = .21). There was a significant difference in the rate of free flap-surgeries between the 2 groups (30% vs 64.5%; P < .001).
CONCLUSIONS: Our described oriented TBM technique has demonstrated reduced risk of free flap reconstructive surgery, increased precision, and similar prognostic in terms of local control, locoregional control, and disease-free survival when compared to the SM method.