Use of the 2-μm continuous wave thulium laser for the resection of oral squamous cell carcinomas does not impair pathological assessment

A.J. Pothen; J. Evenboer; J.E. Swartz; S.M. Willems; E.M. van Cann; L.M. Janssen; G.J.M.G. van der Heijden; W. Grolman

doi:10.1002/lsm.22270

Use of the 2-μm continuous wave thulium laser for the resection of oral squamous cell carcinomas does not impair pathological assessment

A.J. Pothen
, J. Evenboer
, J.E. Swartz
, S.M. Willems
, E.M. van Cann
, L.M. Janssen
, G.J.M.G. van der Heijden
, W. Grolman

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Current resection modalities for oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) vary from cold steel over CO2 laser to monopolar electro-surgery (MO). We compared thulium laser (TL) as a new modality with MO with regards to pathological assessment.

STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-two patients who were treated for OSCC by either TL or MO were included. All resected specimens were assessed with special attention to margin interpretation and thermal damage.

RESULTS: Depth of thermal damage ranged from 1.0 to 3.5 mm in the TL group compared to 1.0-4.0 mm in the MO group without interfering with the pathological assessment. The percentage of positive margin resections was three times higher in the MO group compared with the TL group.

CONCLUSIONS: This study shows resections done by TL do not impair pathological assessment when compared to MO resections.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	608-613
Number of pages	6
Journal	Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Volume	46
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/lsm.22270
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Aged
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Female
Humans
Laser Therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms
Neck Dissection
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Risk Factors
Thulium
Treatment Outcome

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Use of the 2-μm continuous wave thulium laser for the resection of oral squamous cell carcinomas does not impair pathological assessment

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