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Upper Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
76091
•Concept ID:
C0280305
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: SCC of the Upper Gingiva; SCC of the Upper Gum; SCC of Upper Gingiva; SCC of Upper Gum; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Gingiva; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Gum; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Upper Gingiva; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Upper Gum; Upper Gingival SCC; Upper Gum SCC; Upper Gum Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Definition

A squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity that arises from the upper gingiva. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUpper Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of N in the upper maxillary tumors.
Nicolai G, Lorè B, Prucher G, De Marinis L, Calabrese L
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Nov;21(6):1798-800. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f404df. PMID: 21119424
Multiple primary esophageal and concurrent upper aerodigestive tract cancer and the aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 genotype of Japanese alcoholics.
Yokoyama A, Muramatsu T, Ohmori T, Makuuchi H, Higuchi S, Matsushita S, Yoshino K, Maruyama K, Nakano M, Ishii H
Cancer 1996 May 15;77(10):1986-90. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19960515)77:10<1986::AID-CNCR4>3.0.CO;2-F. PMID: 8640660
Treatment of squamous carcinoma of the retromolar trigone.
Byers RM, Anderson B, Schwarz EA, Fields RS, Meoz R
Am J Clin Oncol 1984 Dec;7(6):647-52. doi: 10.1097/00000421-198412000-00011. PMID: 6442099

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neck dissection of cN0 maxillary oral squamous cell carcinoma: A study based on SEER database.
Yuan Z, Ren S, Ming H, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Tan X
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024 Sep;125(4S):101947. Epub 2024 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2024.101947. PMID: 38857692
Elective neck dissection (END) and cN0 hard palate and upper gingival cancers: A National Cancer Database analysis of factors predictive of END and impact on survival.
Obayemi A Jr, Cracchiolo JR, Migliacci JC, Husain Q, Rahmati R, Roman BR, Cohen MA
J Surg Oncol 2019 Dec;120(7):1259-1265. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1002/jso.25706. PMID: 31549410Free PMC Article
A case of upper gingiva carcinoma with chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogenic bone marrow transplantation.
Tsushima F, Sakurai J, Harada H
Aust Dent J 2015 Sep;60(3):404-7. Epub 2015 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/adj.12343. PMID: 26211810

Diagnosis

Neck dissection of cN0 maxillary oral squamous cell carcinoma: A study based on SEER database.
Yuan Z, Ren S, Ming H, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Tan X
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024 Sep;125(4S):101947. Epub 2024 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2024.101947. PMID: 38857692
Elective neck dissection (END) and cN0 hard palate and upper gingival cancers: A National Cancer Database analysis of factors predictive of END and impact on survival.
Obayemi A Jr, Cracchiolo JR, Migliacci JC, Husain Q, Rahmati R, Roman BR, Cohen MA
J Surg Oncol 2019 Dec;120(7):1259-1265. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1002/jso.25706. PMID: 31549410Free PMC Article

Therapy

A case of upper gingiva carcinoma with chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogenic bone marrow transplantation.
Tsushima F, Sakurai J, Harada H
Aust Dent J 2015 Sep;60(3):404-7. Epub 2015 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/adj.12343. PMID: 26211810

Prognosis

Neck dissection of cN0 maxillary oral squamous cell carcinoma: A study based on SEER database.
Yuan Z, Ren S, Ming H, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Tan X
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024 Sep;125(4S):101947. Epub 2024 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2024.101947. PMID: 38857692
Elective neck dissection (END) and cN0 hard palate and upper gingival cancers: A National Cancer Database analysis of factors predictive of END and impact on survival.
Obayemi A Jr, Cracchiolo JR, Migliacci JC, Husain Q, Rahmati R, Roman BR, Cohen MA
J Surg Oncol 2019 Dec;120(7):1259-1265. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1002/jso.25706. PMID: 31549410Free PMC Article
A case of upper gingiva carcinoma with chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogenic bone marrow transplantation.
Tsushima F, Sakurai J, Harada H
Aust Dent J 2015 Sep;60(3):404-7. Epub 2015 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/adj.12343. PMID: 26211810

Clinical prediction guides

Neck dissection of cN0 maxillary oral squamous cell carcinoma: A study based on SEER database.
Yuan Z, Ren S, Ming H, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Tan X
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024 Sep;125(4S):101947. Epub 2024 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2024.101947. PMID: 38857692
Elective neck dissection (END) and cN0 hard palate and upper gingival cancers: A National Cancer Database analysis of factors predictive of END and impact on survival.
Obayemi A Jr, Cracchiolo JR, Migliacci JC, Husain Q, Rahmati R, Roman BR, Cohen MA
J Surg Oncol 2019 Dec;120(7):1259-1265. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1002/jso.25706. PMID: 31549410Free PMC Article

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