Research Article

Heterogeneity of Necrotic Changes between Cortical and Cancellous Bone in Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis: A Histopathological Analysis of Resection Margin after Segmental Mandibulectomy

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients.

CaseSexAgePathological diagnosisPrimary siteTypes of RT/dose (Gy)ChemotherapySurgery for
primary tumor
Time interval
Pathological
fracture
Lesion Extent of

1M71SCCOral cavityConventional/61.5Tumor resection
biND/RF
120+IpsilateralBody
2M58SCCOropharynxConventional/70CDDPuniND104ContralateralBody
3M70SCCNeck (unknown primary)Conventional/66CDDPuniND75ContralateralBody
4M62SCCOropharynxConventional/70CDDP/5-FU78+ContralateralA
5F80SCCOral cavityIMRT/60Tumor resection
uniND/RF
6+IpsilateralAT
6M66ACNeck (unknown primary)Conventional/60uniND121+ContralateralA
7M65SCCOropharynxConventional/60CDDP/NDPTumor resection
uniND/RF
137IpsilateralA
8M64SCCNeck (unknown primary)Conventional/81CDDP/5-FU152+IpsilateralAT
9M63SCCNasopharynxConventional/70CDDP/5-FU56ContralateralBody
10M63SCCOropharynxConventional/70CDDP84+ContralateralBody
11M74SCCOropharynxConventional/66CDDP/5-FUTumor resection
biND/RAMC
71ContralateralBody

RT, radiotherapy; ORN, osteoradionecrosis; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; AC, adenocarcinoma; IMRT, intensity-modulated radiotherapy; CDDP, cisplatin; 5-FU, fluorouracil; NDP, nedaplatin; biND, bilateral neck dissection; uniND, unilateral neck dissection; RF, radial forearm free flap; RAMC, rectus abdominis myocutaneous free flap; SM, segmental mandibulectomy. interval between the end of RT and the day of surgical debridement and fibula flap reconstruction. : ORN occurred at the same side of primary tumor exposed to radiation. Contralateral: ORN occurred at contralateral side of primary tumor exposed to radiation. of segmental mandibulectomy was classified according to the CAT classification, described in detail in the text.