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ArticlePloS one2022

Secondary primary malignancy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: 27-year experience from the perspective of diagnostic tools.

Shih-Wei Wang, Leong-Perng Chan, Ling-Feng Wang, Che-Wei Wu, Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Tzu-Yen Huang, Ka-Wo Lee

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  1. Salivary biomarkers: a promising approach for predicting immunotherapy response in head and neck cancers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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Shih-Wei WangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3547-9034
Leong-Perng ChanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ling-Feng WangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Che-Wei WuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1052-5348
Sheng-Hsuan LinInstitute of Data Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0714-2354
Tzu-Yen HuangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ka-Wo LeeDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe survival rate of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients with secondary primary malignancy (SPM) showed no significant improvement for decades, however, the impact of advances in diagnostic tools is rarely mentioned. This study investigated the clinical characteristic of HNSCC with SPM over a 27-year period especially from the perspective of diagnostic tools.

methodsThis study evaluated 157 HNSCC patients with SPM. The patients were divided into two groups according to the time of SPM diagnosis (Group A:1992-2003; Group B: 2004-2014). Age, gender, stage of first primary malignancy (FPM), SPM interval, overall survival, and disease-free survival were compared between groups.

resultsGroup B had significantly more SPM developed rate (p = 0.002), more SPM patients with advanced stage of FPM (p = 0.001), synchronous SPM (p = 0.006), and shorter SPM interval (p<0.001) compared to Group A. The survival rate in Group B was not significantly better than Group A.

conclusionAmong patients diagnosed with HNSCC recently, more SPMs are diagnosed in a shorter time interval and in a more advanced stage. The overall advances in diagnostic tools cannot significantly improve SPM survival, however, it enables more patients to receive corresponding treatment.

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AgedEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Second PrimaryNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckSurvival Analysis

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PMCPMC8846538

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