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Prognostic factors of satellitosis or in-transit metastasis in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. A multicentric cohort study

10-mar-2023 | Revista: Journal of American Academy Dermatology

Ignasi Marti-Marti  1 , Sebastian Podlipnik  2 , Javier Cañueto  3 , Carla Ferrándiz-Pulido  4 , Gustavo Deza  5 , Onofre Sanmartín  6 , Ane Jaka  7 , Sonia Beà-Ardèbol  8 , Rafael Botella-Estrada  9 , Pedro Redondo  10 , Lucía Turrión-Merino  11 , Verónica Ruiz-Salas  12 , Emili Masferrer  13 , Mireia Yébenes  14 , Júlia-María Sánchez-Schmidt  15 , Inés Gracia-Darder  16 , Arcadi Altemir-Vidal  17 , Rafael S Aguayo-Ortiz  18 , Sara Becerril  3 , Domingo Bodet-Castillo  4 , Lorena Leal  5 , Maria José Fuente  7 , Oscar Muñoz Moreno-Arrones  8 , Carlos Abril-Pérez  9 , Alejandra Tomás-Velázquez  11 , Alejandra Sandoval-Clavijo  2 , Agustí Toll  2


Background: Satellitosis or in-transit metastasis (S-ITM) has clinical outcomes comparable to node-positivity in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). There is a need to stratify risk groups.

Objective: To determine which prognostic factors of S-ITM confer an increased risk of relapse and cSCC-specific-death.

Methods: Retrospective multicenter cohort study. Patients with cSCC developing S-ITM were included. Multivariate competing risk analysis evaluated which factors were associated with relapse and specific-death.

Results: Of a total of 111 patients with cSCC and S-ITM, 86 patients were included for analysis. An S-ITM size ≥20 mm, >5 S-ITM lesions and a primary tumor deep invasion were associated with an increased cumulative incidence of relapse [sub-hazard ratio (SHR): 2.89 (95% CI 1.44-5.83, p=0.003), 2.32 (95% CI 1.13-4.77, p=0.021), 2.863 (95% CI 1.25-6.55, p=0.013)] respectively. A number >5 S-ITM lesions was also associated with an increased probability of specific death [SHR: 3.48 (95% CI 1.18-10.2, p=0.023].

Limitations: Retrospective study, heterogeneity of treatments.

Conclusion: The size and the number of S-ITM lesions confer an increased risk of relapse and the number of S-ITM an increased risk of specific-death on patients with cSCC presenting with S-ITM. These results provide new prognostic information and could be considered in staging guidelines.

CITA DEL ARTÍCULO  J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Mar 10;S0190-9622(23)00360-2.  doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.02.048