1. What causes the death of patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma? A prospective analysis in 1400 patients.
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Eigentler TK, Dietz K, Leiter U, Häfner HM, and Breuninger H
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- Aged, Humans, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Tumor Burden, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology
- Abstract
Introduction: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is a common tumor of elderly Caucasian patients., Methods: Competing multivariable risk models to analyze different types of cSCC associated death (local infiltration [LI], locoregional [LR], and distant metastases [DM]) in terms of prognostic factors., Results and Discussion: 1400 patients were analyzed. In the adjusted multivariable subdistribution hazard approach for tumor volume, the best model for death of cSCC overall revealed the presence of desmoplasia (HR 4.52; p < 0.001), bone invasion (HR 10.06; p < 0.01), and immunosuppression (HR 3.19; p = 0.003) as significant factors. Death due to LI indicated desmoplasia (HR 15.39; p < 0.01) and bone invasion (HR 16.9; p < 0.001) as significant factors. For death by LM, immunosuppression with a HR of 3.27; p = 0.004 was the only significant prognostic factors as well as in death by DM with a HR of 4.54; p = 0.02., Conclusions: The three types of death caused by cSCC can be distinguished based on risk factors with different weights. Patients with these factors should be monitored closely., Competing Interests: Conflict of interest statement The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests:, (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2022
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