INTRODUCTION: The incidence of advanced oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers is generally high. Treatment outcomes for patients, especially those unfit for comprehensive cancer treatment, are unsatisfactory. Therefore, the search for factors to predict response to treatment and increase overall survival is underway. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the presence of 32 HPV genotypes in tumor samples of 34 patients and the effect of HPV status and RAD51 on overall survival. METHOD: Tumor samples of 34 patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal or oral cavity cancer treated with accelerated radiotherapy in monotherapy were analyzed using reverse hybridization and immunohistochemistry for the presence of HPV and RAD51. Its effect on overall survival was examined. RESULTS: Only two types of HPV were identified-HPV 16 (dominant) and HPV 66 (two samples). The HPV positivity was associated with a borderline insignificant improvement in 2-year (p = 0.083), 5-year (p = 0.159), and overall survival (p = 0.083). Similarly, the RAD51 overexpression was associated with borderline insignificant improvement in 2-year (p = 0.083) and 5-year (p = 0.159) survival. CONCLUSION: We found no statistically significant differences but detected trends toward improvement in the survival of HPV-positive and RAD51 overexpressing patients unfit for surgical treatment or chemotherapy treated with hyperfractionated radiotherapy. The trends, however, indicate that in a larger group of patients, the effects of these two parameters would likely be statistically significant.
- Klíčová slova
- HPV, RAD51, oral cavity cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, radiotherapy,
- MeSH
- infekce papilomavirem * komplikace MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lidský papilomavirus 6 MeSH
- nádory orofaryngu * MeSH
- prognóza MeSH
- rekombinasa Rad51 MeSH
- spinocelulární karcinom * patologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Názvy látek
- RAD51 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
- rekombinasa Rad51 MeSH
Spindle cell hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor typically occurring in the dermis or subcutis of distal extremities as red-brown lesions that can grow in both size and number over time. They can be very painful and potentially disabling. A family history of cancer or previous history may be relevant and must be taken into consideration. Juxtaglomerular cell tumor (reninoma) is an extremely rare cause of secondary hypertension diagnosed mostly among adolescents and young adults. Excessive renin secretion results in secondary hyperaldosteronism. Subsequent hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis, together with high blood pressure, are clues for clinical diagnosis. Histological examination of the excised tumor leads to a definitive diagnosis. Reninoma is found in subcapsular localization, in most cases as a solitary mass, in imaging studies of kidneys. Exceptionally, it can be located in another part of a kidney. Both spindle cell hemangioma and reninoma are extremely rare tumors in children and adolescents. Herein, the authors present a case report of a patient with hereditary BRCA1 interacting protein C-terminal helicase 1 (BRIP1) mutation, spindle cell hemangioma, and secondary hypertension caused by atypically localized reninoma.
- Klíčová slova
- children, hypertension, juxtaglomerular cell tumor, kidney, reninoma, spindle cell hemangioendothelioma,
- MeSH
- genetická predispozice k nemoci * MeSH
- hemangiom diagnóza genetika patologie MeSH
- juxtaglomerulární aparát patologie MeSH
- ledviny metabolismus patologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- proteiny FANC genetika MeSH
- RNA-helikasy genetika MeSH
- zárodečné mutace genetika MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- kazuistiky MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- BRIP1 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
- proteiny FANC MeSH
- RNA-helikasy MeSH