Post Operative Complications and Survival Of Patients after Resection Of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Introduction: Successful removal and treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma is vital in the management of patients. The process however is not without complications. The complications can be divided into intra-operative, immediate post operative, early and late. To take patient through this journey of their treatment it is important that these potential complications are anticipated and treated promptly when they do occur.

There are also other factors that control the prognosis of the patient including recurrence. Example of these are planning the appropriate reconstruction, complete resection of the tumour with an appropriate resection margin, adjuvant therapy, placement of a tracheostomy etc.

The aim of this project is to assess complications, survival and also to analyse if there are any other factors that influence patient prognosis including recurrence. We present the data from a single institution at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.

Methods: The patients diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity were identified from head and neck multi-disciplinary meetings between the years 2016 to 2019. A retrospective review of patient notes, histology and procedure was performed. Generic data such as patients co-morbidity, type of surgical procedure, TNM status, Neck status were collected. Specifically we looked at post operative complications, recurrence and survival, together with any other factors that could influence patient prognosis.

Results/Conclusion: Over 100 patients with T1-4 OSCC were identified. Initial data analysis suggests that there were a multitude of post operative complications for the patient at different stages. Specific interventional factors are also showing an influence in patient prognosis and survival.