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Alveolar Ridge Squamous Cell Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1749749
•Concept ID:
C5418783
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

Squamous cell carcinoma arising from the upper or lower alveolar ridge. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAlveolar Ridge Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

AHNS Series: Do you know your guidelines? Evidence-based management of oral cavity cancers.
Gill A, Vasan N, Givi B, Joshi A
Head Neck 2018 Feb;40(2):406-416. Epub 2017 Dec 5 doi: 10.1002/hed.25024. PMID: 29206324
Management of clinically negative neck in maxillary carcinoma.
Valentini V, Terenzi V, Battisti A, Cassoni A, Anelli A, Priore P, Petrinca P
J Craniofac Surg 2010 May;21(3):759-62. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181d878d1. PMID: 20485042
Hemimandibulectomy and therapeutic neck dissection with radiotherapy in the treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma involving mandible: a critical review of treatment protocol in the years 1994-2004.
Hoffmannová J, Foltán R, Vlk M, Sipos M, Horká E, Pavlíková G, Kufa R, Bulík O, Sedý J
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2010 Jun;39(6):561-7. Epub 2010 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.03.010. PMID: 20418065

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Reconstruction of Anterior Mandible and Mouth Floor Using the Myofascial Iliac Crest Free Flap After Tumor Resection.
Xu H, Gao C, Tao Y, Yang X, Shang W, Song K
Ann Plast Surg 2019 Apr;82(4):411-414. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001649. PMID: 30557181
Anatomical locations in the oral cavity where surgical resections of oral squamous cell carcinomas are associated with a close or positive margin-a retrospective study.
Kerker FA, Adler W, Brunner K, Moest T, Wurm MC, Nkenke E, Neukam FW, von Wilmowsky C
Clin Oral Investig 2018 May;22(4):1625-1630. Epub 2018 Mar 23 doi: 10.1007/s00784-018-2424-z. PMID: 29572686
Leiomyosarcomas of the oral cavity: report of a radiation-associated and a metastatic case.
Azevedo RS, Pires FR, Gouvêa AF, Lopes MA, Jorge J
Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Jun;16(2):227-32. Epub 2011 Sep 27 doi: 10.1007/s10006-011-0294-5. PMID: 21947573
Predictors of carcinomatous invasion of the mandible.
Tsue TT, McCulloch TM, Girod DA, Couper DJ, Weymuller EA Jr, Glenn MG
Head Neck 1994 Mar-Apr;16(2):116-26. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880160204. PMID: 8021130
Results of treatment for squamous carcinoma of the lower gum.
Byers RM, Newman R, Russell N, Yue A
Cancer 1981 May 1;47(9):2236-8. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19810501)47:9<2236::aid-cncr2820470922>3.0.co;2-c. PMID: 7226119

Diagnosis

Congenital epulis.
Merglová V, Mukensnabl P, Andrle P
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Jul 9;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr.01.2012.5483. PMID: 22778448Free PMC Article
Spindle cell carcinoma of right lower alveolus. A case report.
Baliga M, Singh GK, Davis P, Philip G
Indian J Dent Res 1996 Oct-Dec;7(4):140-2. PMID: 9495130
Predictors of carcinomatous invasion of the mandible.
Tsue TT, McCulloch TM, Girod DA, Couper DJ, Weymuller EA Jr, Glenn MG
Head Neck 1994 Mar-Apr;16(2):116-26. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880160204. PMID: 8021130
Results of treatment for squamous carcinoma of the lower gum.
Byers RM, Newman R, Russell N, Yue A
Cancer 1981 May 1;47(9):2236-8. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19810501)47:9<2236::aid-cncr2820470922>3.0.co;2-c. PMID: 7226119
Röntgenological diagnosis.
Nortjé CJ
J Dent Assoc S Afr 1980 Mar;35(3):177-8. PMID: 6935792

Therapy

A method using vestibulo-sulcoplasty combining a split-thickness skin graft and a palatal keratinized mucosa graft for peri-implant tissue secondary to oral cancer surgery.
Kao SY, Lui MT, Fong J, Wu DC, Wu CH, Tu HF, Hung KF, Yeung TC
J Oral Implantol 2005;31(4):186-91. doi: 10.1563/1548-1336(2005)31[186:AMUVCA]2.0.CO;2. PMID: 16145846
Reconstruction of mandibular defects following tumor ablation by vertical distraction osteogenesis using intraosseous distraction devices.
Kunkel M, Wahlmann U, Reichert TE, Wegener J, Wagner W
Clin Oral Implants Res 2005 Feb;16(1):89-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2004.01073.x. PMID: 15642035
The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap: applications and complications in head and neck reconstruction.
Wadwongtham W, Isipradit P, Supanakorn S
J Med Assoc Thai 2004 Sep;87 Suppl 2:S95-9. PMID: 16083170
Nasolabial flap for the reconstruction of defects of the floor of the mouth.
Ioannides C, Fossion E
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1991 Feb;20(1):40-3. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(05)80694-0. PMID: 2019782
Epidermoid carcinoma of the gingiva: a possible relationship to PUVA therapy.
Krutchkoff DJ, Eisenberg E, Neckritz AA
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1981 Jul;52(1):44-50. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(81)90171-7. PMID: 6944677

Prognosis

A Case of Mandibular Cancer Involving Almost Entire Attached Gingiva.
Ichikawa H, Watanabe M, Nomoto S, Yagisawa J, Ito A, Tanaka JI
Bull Tokyo Dent Coll 2021 Dec 4;62(4):245-251. Epub 2021 Nov 15 doi: 10.2209/tdcpublication.2020-0059. PMID: 34776473
Reconstruction of Anterior Mandible and Mouth Floor Using the Myofascial Iliac Crest Free Flap After Tumor Resection.
Xu H, Gao C, Tao Y, Yang X, Shang W, Song K
Ann Plast Surg 2019 Apr;82(4):411-414. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001649. PMID: 30557181
Leiomyosarcomas of the oral cavity: report of a radiation-associated and a metastatic case.
Azevedo RS, Pires FR, Gouvêa AF, Lopes MA, Jorge J
Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Jun;16(2):227-32. Epub 2011 Sep 27 doi: 10.1007/s10006-011-0294-5. PMID: 21947573
Predictors of carcinomatous invasion of the mandible.
Tsue TT, McCulloch TM, Girod DA, Couper DJ, Weymuller EA Jr, Glenn MG
Head Neck 1994 Mar-Apr;16(2):116-26. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880160204. PMID: 8021130
Results of treatment for squamous carcinoma of the lower gum.
Byers RM, Newman R, Russell N, Yue A
Cancer 1981 May 1;47(9):2236-8. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19810501)47:9<2236::aid-cncr2820470922>3.0.co;2-c. PMID: 7226119

Clinical prediction guides

A Case of Mandibular Cancer Involving Almost Entire Attached Gingiva.
Ichikawa H, Watanabe M, Nomoto S, Yagisawa J, Ito A, Tanaka JI
Bull Tokyo Dent Coll 2021 Dec 4;62(4):245-251. Epub 2021 Nov 15 doi: 10.2209/tdcpublication.2020-0059. PMID: 34776473
Malignant lesions in the anterior maxilla.
MacDonald D, Martin M, Nguyen C
Clin Radiol 2020 Jul;75(7):497-506. Epub 2019 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.09.133. PMID: 31677882
Reconstruction of Anterior Mandible and Mouth Floor Using the Myofascial Iliac Crest Free Flap After Tumor Resection.
Xu H, Gao C, Tao Y, Yang X, Shang W, Song K
Ann Plast Surg 2019 Apr;82(4):411-414. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001649. PMID: 30557181
Predictors of carcinomatous invasion of the mandible.
Tsue TT, McCulloch TM, Girod DA, Couper DJ, Weymuller EA Jr, Glenn MG
Head Neck 1994 Mar-Apr;16(2):116-26. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880160204. PMID: 8021130
Oral malignancy: a regional incidence observed over a 13-year period.
Skinner RL, Davenport WD Jr, Weir JC, Carr RF
South Med J 1985 Jun;78(6):652-6. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198506000-00008. PMID: 3859017

Recent systematic reviews

Systematic review and meta-analysis of cervical metastases in oral maxillary squamous cell carcinoma.
Chia C, Key S, Hasan Z, Virk S, Riffat F
Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2021 Dec;4(6):e1410. Epub 2021 May 8 doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1410. PMID: 33963809Free PMC Article
When should elective neck dissection be performed in maxillary gingival and alveolar squamous cell carcinoma with a cN0 neck? A systematic review.
Tang L, Leung YY
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016 Nov;45(11):1358-1365. Epub 2016 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2016.05.021. PMID: 27289248

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