General rules for clinical and pathological studies on oral cancer (2nd edition): a synopsis

Yoshihide Ota; Tadahide Noguchi; Eiichiro Ariji; Chihiro Fushimi; Nobukazu Fuwa; Hiroyuki Harada; Takafumi Hayashi; Ryuichi Hayashi; Yoshitaka Honma; Masahiko Miura; Taisuke Mori; Hitoshi Nagatsuka; Masaya Okura; Michihiro Ueda; Narikazu Uzawa; Kazuhiro Yagihara; Hisao Yagishita; Masashi Yamashiro; Souichi Yanamoto; Tadaaki Kirita; Scientific Committee on General Rules for Clinical and Pathological Studies of Oral Cancer, Japanese Society of Oral Oncology

doi:10.1007/s10147-020-01812-9

General rules for clinical and pathological studies on oral cancer (2nd edition): a synopsis

Int J Clin Oncol. 2021 Apr;26(4):623-635. doi: 10.1007/s10147-020-01812-9. Epub 2021 Mar 15.

Authors

Yoshihide Ota¹, Tadahide Noguchi², Eiichiro Ariji³, Chihiro Fushimi⁴, Nobukazu Fuwa⁵, Hiroyuki Harada⁶, Takafumi Hayashi⁷, Ryuichi Hayashi⁸, Yoshitaka Honma⁹, Masahiko Miura¹⁰, Taisuke Mori¹¹, Hitoshi Nagatsuka¹², Masaya Okura¹³, Michihiro Ueda¹⁴, Narikazu Uzawa¹⁵, Kazuhiro Yagihara¹⁶, Hisao Yagishita¹⁷, Masashi Yamashiro¹⁸, Souichi Yanamoto¹⁹, Tadaaki Kirita²⁰; Scientific Committee on General Rules for Clinical and Pathological Studies of Oral Cancer, Japanese Society of Oral Oncology

Affiliations

¹ Division of Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan.
² Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. noguchit@jichi.ac.jp.
³ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Aichi-Gakuin University School of Dentistry, 2-11 Suemori-dori, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8651, Japan.
⁴ Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, 1-4-3 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8329, Japan.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, Ise Red Cross Hospital, 1-471-2 Funae, Ise, Mie, 516-8512, Japan.
⁶ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8549, Japan.
⁷ Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan.
⁸ Department of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.
⁹ Head and Neck Medical Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
¹⁰ Department of Oral Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8549, Japan.
¹¹ Diagnostic Pathology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tsukiji 5-5-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
¹² Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
¹³ Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Saiseikai Matsuzaka General Hospital, 1-15-6 Asahi-cho, Matsuzaka, Mie, 515-8557, Japan.
¹⁴ Department of Clinical Oral Oncology, Hokkaido Cancer Center, 2-3-54 Kikusui 4, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 003-0804, Japan.
¹⁵ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
¹⁶ Department of Oral Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, 780 Komuro, Ina-machi, Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama, 362-0806, Japan.
¹⁷ Division of Oral Diagnosis, Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology and Oral Pathology Diagnostic Services, The Nippon Dental University Hospital, 1-9-20 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8159, Japan.
¹⁸ Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22 Higash-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan.
¹⁹ Department of Clinical Oral Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
²⁰ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8521, Japan.

Abstract

For doctors and other medical staff treating oral cancer, it is necessary to standardize the basic concepts and rules for oral cancer to achieve progress in its treatment, research, and diagnosis. Oral cancer is an integral part of head and neck cancer and is treated in accordance with the general rules for head and neck cancer. However, detailed rules based on the specific characteristics of oral cancer are essential. The objective of this article was to contribute to the development of the diagnosis, treatment, and research of oral cancer, based on the correct and useful medical information of clinical, surgical, pathological, and imaging findings accumulated from individual patients at various institutions. Our general rules were revised as the UICC was revised for the 8th edition and were published as the Japanese second edition in 2019. In this paper, the English edition of the "Rules" section is primarily presented.

Keywords: Clinical and pathological studies; General rules; Oral cancer.

MeSH terms

Head and Neck Neoplasms*
Humans
Mouth Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Mouth Neoplasms* / therapy
Neoplasm Staging
Pathology, Clinical*