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Liquid Biopsy as a Tool for the Characterisation and Early Detection of the Field Cancerization Effect in Patients with Oral Cavity Carcinoma

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2021-10-15

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Pérez-Ruiz, Elisabeth
Gutiérrez, Vanesa
Muñoz, Marta
Oliver, Javier
Sánchez, Marta
Gálvez-Carvajal, Laura
Rueda-Domínguez, Antonio
Barragán, Isabel

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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) constitutes approximately 25% of all head and neck cancer, for which the consumption of tobacco and alcohol are the main associated risk factors. The field cancerization effect of OSCC is one of the main reasons for the poor survival rates associated with this disease. Despite some advances, its ccharacterization and early diagnosis continue to challenge modern oncology, and the goal of improving the prognosis remains to be achieved. Among new early diagnostic tools for OSCC that have been proposed, liquid biopsy appears to be an ideal candidate, as studies have shown that the analysis of blood and saliva provides promising data for the early detection of relapses or second tumours.

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Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Stomatognathic Diseases::Mouth Diseases::Mouth Neoplasms
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Histologic Type::Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial::Carcinoma::Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Plants::Viridiplantae::Streptophyta::Embryophyta::Angiosperms::Solanaceae::Tobacco
Medical Subject Headings::Anatomy::Fluids and Secretions::Bodily Secretions::Saliva
Medical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Motivation::Goals
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Neoplasms::Neoplasms, Second Primary
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Site::Head and Neck Neoplasms
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Mortality::Survival Rate
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Site::Head and Neck Neoplasms
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Prognosis
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Risk::Risk Factors
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Early Diagnosis
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Clinical Laboratory Techniques::Cytological Techniques::Cytodiagnosis::Biopsy
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Disease Attributes::Recurrence

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Oral cell carcinoma, Field cancerization, Liquid biopsy, Tobacco, Saliva, Early diagnosis, Carcinoma de células escamosas de cabeza y cuello, Biopsia líquida, Tabaco, Diagnóstico precoz, Detección precoz del cáncer

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Pérez-Ruiz E, Gutiérrez V, Muñoz M, Oliver J, Sánchez M, Gálvez-Carvajal L, et al. Liquid Biopsy as a Tool for the Characterisation and Early Detection of the Field Cancerization Effect in Patients with Oral Cavity Carcinoma. Biomedicines. 2021 Oct 15;9(10):1478