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原文題目(出處): Oral squamous cell carcinoma in children; review of an unusual entity. International Journal of Pediatric
Otorhinolaryngology (2008) 72, 127-131
原文作者姓名: SAH. Stolk-Liefferink, AG Dumans, EH van der Meij, PP Knegt, KGH van der Wal
通訊作者學校: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center. The Netherlands.
報告者姓名(組別): 黃鈺芬 B組 報告日期: 97 / 01 / 15
Introduction
1. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral cavity occurs in males in their sixth
or seventh decade.
2. Younger patients (aged less than 40years) account for approximately 4% of all oral cancers.
3. Only a small sample of this subgroup exists of pediatric patients (≦20 years), making oral SCC in the pediatric age group an extremely rare entity.
Case report
An 11-year-old boy was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by his orthodontist because of a non-tender, progressive growing swelling of the
gingiva of the upper front teeth, noticed by the patient since 6 weeks. The relevant
medical history did not reveal any abnormalities. The patient did not use anymedication at presentation.
Physical examination :
1. A firm, non-tender, verrucous swelling with indurated borders and central
ulceration on the buccal and palatal aspects of the left upper front teeth
measuring 2.5 cm by 2.0 cm.
2. The left upper incisors were mobile but tested positive on vitality tests.
3. Multiple, nontender, mobile submandibular lymph nodes were palpated bilaterally.
Radiographic examination :
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Computed tomogram revealed invasion of the buccal cortex of the left upper incisors
Histopathological examination :
Because of the age of the patient there was some doubt about the diagnosis:
a verruciform xanthoma with haracteristics of pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH)
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1. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the submandibular lymph nodes as well as a radiograph of the chest there were no signs of regional and/or distant metastasis.
2. Nineteen days after the initial
presentation the tumor was diagnosed as a T4aN0M0 SCC of the gingiva of the left maxilla. A partial maxillectomy was performed. The former diagnosis of a well-differentiated SCC was confirmed on histopathological examination of the
surgical specimen. The margins seemed to be free of tumor.
Discussion
1. Less than 4% of these cancers occur in patients younger than 40 years of age.
[Only a small sample of this subgroup exists of pediatric patients (≦20 years) ]
After nineteen days
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2. Recently it has been observed that there is an increasing incidence of oral SCC in the younger population of several countries.
[ traditional risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol, betel quid chewing, and low consumption of fruits and vegetables]
3. There is a general trend in reported studies for SCC of the oral cavity in young patients to be particularly aggressive and carry a poorer prognosis than older patients
(1) a differing disease etiology and tumor behavior.
(2) delay in presentation and/or diagnosis (patients’ and/or doctors’ delay)
4. As inflammatory lesions in pediatric patients can become highly proliferative and assume neoplasmlike characteristics. Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH), a
reactive process, may then be difficult to distinguish from SCC.
[ PEH in pediatric patients may exhibit cellular atypia and irregular growth to such extend that this distinction may be less obvious.]
題號 題目
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Which one of the following is not the precancerous lesion ? (A) Verruciform xanthoma(B) Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (C) Oral submucous fibrosis
(D) Erythroleukoplakia
答案(A ) 出處:oral and Maxillofacial pathology P.357
題號 題目
2
Which one of the following is the most common site for intraoral carcinoma?(A) Gingival (B) Buccal mucosa (C) Tongue
(D) Oral floor
答案(C) 出處:oral and Maxillofacial pathology P.361
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