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Annals of Surgical Oncology 10:551-557 (2003)
© 2003 Society of Surgical Oncology

NEW APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT OF HEPATIC MALIGNANCIES

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck in Nonsmokers and Nondrinkers: An Analysis of Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes

Sam M. Wiseman, MD, FRCS(C), Helen Swede, PhD, Daniel L. Stoler, PhD, Garth R. Anderson, PhD, Nestor R. Rigual, MD, Wesley L. Hicks, Jr, DDS, MD, Wade G. Douglas, MD, Dongfeng Tan, MD and Thom R. Loree, MD

From the Departments of Head and Neck Surgery (SMW, NRR, WLH, WGD, TRL), Experimental Pathology (HS, DLS), Cancer Genetics (GRA), and Pathology (DT), Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York.

Correspondence: Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Thom R. Loree, MD, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263; Fax: 716-845-8646; E-mail: thom.loree{at}roswellpark.org

ABSTRACT

Background: The objective of this study was to describe the clinicopathologic manifestations of disease and outcomes of treatment among individuals without a history of smoking tobacco or consuming alcohol who develop head and neck cancer.

Methods: Of 1648 invasive head and neck cancer cases treated between 1970 and 2001 at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 40 patients were identified as never having smoked tobacco or consumed alcohol during their lifetime. These cases were reviewed to gather data on multiple clinicopathologic variables.

Results: Mean age at presentation of nonsmoker/nondrinker head and neck cancer patients was 60 years (range, 27 to 90 years), and 78% (n = 31) of the patients were women. The distributions of tumor sites were 75.0% oral cavity (n = 30), 20.0% oropharynx (n = 8), and 5.0% larynx (n = 2). Sixteen patients (40%) experienced a recurrence of disease during the follow-up period, and 10 patients (25.0%) developed a second primary tumor a median of 6 years after their initial diagnosis.

Conclusions: The nonsmoker/nondrinker head and neck cancer patient tends to be elderly and female, have oral cavity primary tumors, and be predisposed to second primary tumor development.

Key Words: Head and neck cancer • Nonsmoker • Nondrinker • Squamous cell carcinoma




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