RT Journal Article
T1 The Distinctive Features behind the Aggressiveness of Oral and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas
A1 Alonso Juarranz, Miguel
A1 Mascaraque, Marta
A1 Carrasco, Elisa
A1 Gracia Cazaña, Tamara
A1 Sen, Óscar De La
A1 Gilaberte, Yolanda
A1 González, Salvador
A1 Juarranz, Ángeles
A1 Falahat Noushzady, Farzin
AB Squamous cell carcinomas arise from stratified squamous epithelia. Here, a comparative analysis based on recent studies defining the genetic alterations and composition of the stroma of oral and cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC and CSCC, respectively) was performed. Both carcinomas share some but not all histological and genetic features. This review was focused on how mutations in tumor suppressor genes and protooncogenes cooperate to determine the differentiation, aggressiveness, and metastatic potential of OSCC and CSCC. In fact, driver mutations in tumor suppressor genes are more frequently observed in OSCC than CSCC. These include mutations in TP53 (encoding pP53 protein), CDKN2A (encoding cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A), FAT1 (encoding FAT atypical cadherin 1), and KMT2D (encoding lysine methyltransferase 2D), with the exception of NOTCH (encoding Notch receptor 1), whose mutation frequency is lower in OSCC compared to CSCC. Finally, we describe the differential composition of the tumor microenvironment and how this influences the  more gressiveness of each tumor type. Although both OSCC and CSCC tumors are highly infiltrated by immune cells, high levels of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have been more frequently reported as predictors of better outcomes in OSCC than CSCC. In conclusion, OSCC and CSCC partially share genetic alterations and possess different causal factors triggering their development. The tumor microenvironment plays a key role determining the outcome of the disease.
PB MDPI
SN 2072-6694
YR 2023
FD 2023-06-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131398
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131398
LA eng
NO Alonso-Juarranz M, Mascaraque M, Carrasco E, Gracia-Cazaña T, De La Sen O, Gilaberte Y, Gonzalez S, Juarranz Á, Falahat F. The Distinctive Features behind the Aggressiveness of Oral and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jun 17;15(12):3227. doi: 10.3390/cancers15123227. PMID: 37370836; PMCID: PMC10296732.
NO Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa (España)
NO Unión Europea
DS Docta Complutense
RD 26 feb 2026