The Efficacy of Liquid Biopsy of Total cfDNA for Predicting Systemic Metastasis in Japanese Patients With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Background: The use of liquid biopsy of total cell-free DNA (cfDNA) to identify otherwise undetectable cancers has attracted interest; however, its efficacy remains unknown. We explored whether analysis using total cfDNA is efficacious for Japanese patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Methods: We collected total cfDNA from nine patients with OSCC preoperatively, 1 month postoperatively, and every 3 months thereafter to analyze this association.

Metastatic Maxillary Gingival Angiosarcoma with Aggressive Growth: A Case Report.

Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of endothelial origin. It is an aggressive neoplasm with early metastasis and poor prognosis and accounts for approximately 2% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Primary tumors arising in the oral cavity account for only 1% of all angiosarcomas.

A Case of Phlebolith in the Tip of Tongue.

The differential diagnosis of a tongue mass containing calcified bodies includes a phlebolith associated with vascular lesions, such as hemangioma and vascular malformation, and diseases such as neoplasm, osseous choristoma and hypercalcemic states, including hyperparathyroidism. The appearance of the calcified bodies on plain radiographs may help to differentiate these entities. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography are also useful for differentiating these soft tissue lesions.

Somatic mutations in oral squamous cell carcinomas in 98 Japanese patients and their clinical implications.

Introduction: The somatic mutational profile of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) among Japanese patients has been less investigated, partly because of the rarity of the tumor. Moreover, previous studies have either used formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples or lacked paired normal tissues. We aimed to determine somatic mutations in the exomes of 76 genes, including 50 driver genes of solid cancers and NOTCH-related genes, some of which are previously reported as frequently mutated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma or OSCC.

Pyogenic Spondylitis with Rapid Bone Destruction After Chemoradiotherapy for Tongue Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Radiation therapy is a frequently used effective treatment for head and neck cancer. It has several adverse effects of which osteomyelitis is a late complication of radiotherapy. Although uncommon, when it occurs in the vertebral body, it results in pyogenic spondylitis, which can be fatal.

A Case of Osteomyelitis of the Mandibular Condyle Secondary to Bisphosphonate-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw.

We present a case of osteomyelitis of the condyle secondary to bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. A 77-year-old female was referred to our clinic with complaints of swelling in the left mandibular molar regions. The patient had been suffering from myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPOANCA) associated vasculitis and had been treated with glucocorticoids for 8 years, and oral bisphosphonates had been prescribed to prevent osteopenia secondary to glucocorticoids.

New PCNT candidate missense variant in a patient with oral and maxillofacial osteodysplasia: a case report.

Background: Osteodysplasia of the oral and maxillofacial bone is generally accompanied by systemic bone abnormalities (such as short stature, joint contracture) or other systemic abnormalities (such as renal, dermatological, cardiovascular, optic, or hearing disorders). However, it does not always present this way. Recent reports have suggested that genome-wide sequencing is an effective method for identifying rare or new disorders.

Trousseau syndrome in a patient with advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma: a case report.

Background: Trousseau syndrome is known as a variant of cancer-associated thrombosis. Trousseau syndrome commonly occurs in patients with lung or prostate cancer. Hypercoagulability is thought to be initiated by mucins produced by the adenocarcinoma, which react with leukocyte and platelet selectins to form platelet-rich microthrombi.

Lateral retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the upper gingiva: A case report.

Lateral retropharyngeal lymph node (LRPLN) is located between the internal carotid artery and the prevertebral muscles. Metastasis to the LRPLN is frequent in nasopharyngeal cancer, but is rare in oral cancer. The prognosis of patients with oral cancer with LRPLN metastasis is usually poor.

A mutation in NOTCH1 ligand binding region detected in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma reduces NOTCH1 oncogenic effect.

NOTCH1 is known as an oncogenic or tumor suppressive gene in solid cancer. NOTCH1 mutations in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) frequently occur near the ligand-binding region. These mutations change the domain structure of this protein and affect the ligand binding activity.

Saliva pH affects the sweetness sense.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to establish a prediction system for taste sense according to the biochemical data of saliva.

Methods: The present study included 100 participants ages ≥20 y without physical, mental, or dental disabilities. Saliva samples were collected from the participants and subjected to biochemical analyses.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease with 18F-Fludeoxyglucose Uptake in Cervical Lymph Nodes on Dual-time-point Imaging Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Mimicking Malignant Disease.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign but self-limiting disorder. However, KFD is often misdiagnosed as a malignant disease. Although 18F-fludeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on dual-time-point imaging (DTPI) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) is useful in distinguishing malignant from benign disease, the latter sometimes mimics malignancy on DTPI PET/CT, resulting in a misdiagnosis.

A Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Cheek.

We report a rare case with a solitary fibrous tumor of the cheek. A 73-year-old male with cheek swelling referred to our hospital. At the initial visit, a movable tumor measuring 20 × 15 mm was palpable.