Rob Noorlag1, Thomas J W Klein Nulent2, Valerie E J Delwel3, Frank A Pameijer4, Stefan M Willems5, Remco de Bree6, Robert J J van Es2. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: r.noorlag@umcutrecht.nl. 2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. 3. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. 4. Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. 5. Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. 6. Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Complete resection of tongue cancer is necessary to achieve local control. Unfortunately, deep resection margins are frequently inadequate. To improve deep margin control, accurate knowledge of tumour thickness is pivotal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and intraoral ultrasound (ioUS) are frequently applied for tumour staging. This study explores the accuracy of these techniques to estimate depth of invasion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data of patients with a T1-2 tongue cancer that had been treated surgically between 2014 and 2018 were retrospectively analysed. Measurements that had been taken by either MRI or ioUS were compared with those taken during histopathology. RESULTS: A total of 83 patients with tongue cancer had undergone a pre-operative MRI and 107 had been studied through an ioUS. Tumour thickness measured by MRI (r = 0.72) and ioUS (r = 0.78) correlated significantly (p < 0.001) with histopathological depth of invasion (DOI). In tumours with a DOI of 0-10 mm, MRI has a mean absolute difference with histopathology of 3.1 mm (SD 3.2 mm) and ioUS of 1.6 mm (SD 1.3 mm). In tumours with a DOI greater than 10 mm, MRI has a mean absolute difference of 3.5 mm (SD 3.0 mm) and ioUS of 4.7 mm (SD 3.5 mm). CONCLUSION: Estimation of histopathological DOI in tongue cancers with DOI till 10 mm is very accurate through use of ioUS. ioUS tends to underestimate DOI in tumors exceeding 10 mm DOI. MRI tends to overestimate DOI in both thin and thick tumours. Since ultrasound measurements can be performed during surgery, ioUS could potentially guide the surgeon in the achievement of adequate resection margins.
OBJECTIVES: Complete resection of tongue cancer is necessary to achieve local control. Unfortunately, deep resection margins are frequently inadequate. To improve deep margin control, accurate knowledge of tumour thickness is pivotal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and intraoral ultrasound (ioUS) are frequently applied for tumour staging. This study explores the accuracy of these techniques to estimate depth of invasion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data of patients with a T1-2 tongue cancer that had been treated surgically between 2014 and 2018 were retrospectively analysed. Measurements that had been taken by either MRI or ioUS were compared with those taken during histopathology. RESULTS: A total of 83 patients with tongue cancer had undergone a pre-operative MRI and 107 had been studied through an ioUS. Tumour thickness measured by MRI (r = 0.72) and ioUS (r = 0.78) correlated significantly (p < 0.001) with histopathological depth of invasion (DOI). In tumours with a DOI of 0-10 mm, MRI has a mean absolute difference with histopathology of 3.1 mm (SD 3.2 mm) and ioUS of 1.6 mm (SD 1.3 mm). In tumours with a DOI greater than 10 mm, MRI has a mean absolute difference of 3.5 mm (SD 3.0 mm) and ioUS of 4.7 mm (SD 3.5 mm). CONCLUSION: Estimation of histopathological DOI in tongue cancers with DOI till 10 mm is very accurate through use of ioUS. ioUS tends to underestimate DOI in tumors exceeding 10 mm DOI. MRI tends to overestimate DOI in both thin and thick tumours. Since ultrasound measurements can be performed during surgery, ioUS could potentially guide the surgeon in the achievement of adequate resection margins.
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