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Observation Versus Chemoradiotherapy
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Cancer
MartinUwah, CoryNonnemacher, ErinKing-Mullins,
andValentineN.Nfonsam
Background
The evolution in management of anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) away from
abdominoperineal resection in the mid-1900s was prompted by an unacceptable
5-year mortality rate, as well as the morbidity secondary to the operation [1]. This
changed in 1974 when Nigro etal published their preliminary report on the use of
combined chemotherapy and radiation for management of anal cancer which
showed promising results [2]. Nigro updated his recommendations in 1984 after
having managed 104 patients with radio sensitizing chemotherapy and radiation,
which suggested this treatment to be at least as effective as radical surgery [3].
These recommendations from Nigro and his colleagues paved the way for chemotherapy and radiation to be the treatment of choice for ASCC, and a randomized trial
in 1996 by the United Kingdom Coordinating Committee of Cancer Research
(UKCCCR) conrmed these results. Their conclusion lead to a new standard of
care, The Nigro Protocol, comprised of radiotherapy in combination with
5-Fluorouracil and Mitomycin [4]. Further studies have gone on to investigate
M. Uwah
University of Chicago, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chicago, IL, USA
C. Nonnemacher
Atrium Health Navicent, Department of General Surgery, Macon, GA, USA
E. King-Mullins
Colorectal Wellness Center, Fayetteville, GA, USA
V. N. Nfonsam (*)
LSU Health Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University,
New Orleans, LA, USA
e-mail: vnfons@lsuhsc.edu
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alternative regimens with other agents or with induction chemotherapy prior to radiation without improvement in disease free survival [5].
Defining theProblem
While combined chemotherapy and radiation remains the gold standard for invasive
anal ca, there are variations in practice patterns which are worth exploring. Surgery
as the upfront treatment of low-grade tumors with certain characteristics has entered
the algorithm of management and has become progressively more prevalent.
Supercially invasive squamous cell carcinoma is a minimally invasive tumor
dened as having an invasive depth of <3mm from the basement membrane, a horizontal spread of <7mm and on pathology has histologically negative margins [6].
The guidelines on managing patients with primary ndings of supercially invasive
squamous cell carcinoma (SISCCA) of the anus or perianal area are not very robust.
One of the most challenging scenarios, that is unfortunately very common, is incidental ndings of supercially invasive squamous cell carcinoma in patients who
underwent a hemorrhoidectomy or anorectal procedure. In most cases most of the
tumor has been excised with very minimal residual tumor or there is a positive
resection margin. The challenge, with no signicant clear guidelines, is how to manage these patients. Some have argued that re-resection is adequate, and others have
advocated for a more aggressive treatment approach of chemoradiation.
PICO table
Patients
Patients with
supercially invasive
squamous cell carcinoma
of the anus
Intervention Comparator
Surgical
excision
Chemoradiotherapy with
or without surgical
excision
Outcome
Overall survival,
disease-free survival,
loco-regional
recurrence
Treatment Decisions
When deciding the most appropriate management of SISCCA, we can infer from
our knowledge of how we manage other low-grade tumors and use that as a treatment roadmap. Surgical resection of T1N0M0 tumors has been accepted as treatment without neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemoradiation. A retrospective cohort study
using National Cancer Database and a joint program between the American College
of Surgeons commission on cancer and the American Cancer Society evaluated
T1N0M0 patients undergoing surgery versus chemoradiation [7]. The authors noted
on their assessment after signicant literature review that most landmark trials supporting chemoradiation dealt with tumors that were T2 and above, with many trials
excluding T1 tumors. Nigro’s reports and the previously mentioned UKCCCR trials
did not include T1 tumors and yet are often cited as justication for treatment with
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1. Those who underwent excision had smaller tumor sizes with 41.6% of tumors
<1 cm while 21.5% of those undergoing chemoradiation had sub centimeter tumors.
2. Tumors undergoing excision were more often well-differentiated, with 36.2%
being well differentiated compared to 11.8%
3. Trends from 2004 to 2012 showed a higher tendency to perform local excision.
4. 5-year survival was the same in both cohorts (85.3% versus 86.8%)
In this study, the authors did not draw the specic conclusion that surgery should be
the standard treatment for T1 tumors but do outline that surgical intervention on
these tumors is noninferior and is becoming a more popular treatment option. Data
from this study was cited in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
guidelines. Current NCCN recommendations support excision of well and moderately differentiated T1N0, stage I, perianal (anal margin) tumors with a 1cm margin
if the sphincter can be preserved [8]. These recommendations are specic to tumors
of the perianal skin and exclude those of the anal canal.
Translating this data to the management of SISSCA, it is important to understand
how SISSCA can differ from what is currently understood to be acceptable. The
aforementioned research and NCCN guidelines do not give specic recommendations on the incidentally excised SISSCA which is the target in question for this
chapter. SISSCA lesions do classify as T1 lesions given their size, but incidentally
resected lesions may not result in achieving the recommended oncologic margins.
The other critical difference is in the anatomic location of these lesions. The literature surrounding the resection of T1N0 lesions centers around the lesions being of
the anal margin and excluding the anal canal. Depending on the location of incidental cancer within the specimen, a hemorrhoid for example, the tumor may instead
involve the anal canal which has no good data. Lack of orientation of the specimen
in non-hemorrhoidectomy specimens can lead to a diagnostic dilemma regarding
margins. Extrapolating from the accepted T1N0 data to the management of SISSCA
may requires accepting that tumors arising from the anal canal may be treated as
anal margin tumors but this is not completely clear in the literature.
As previously mentioned, the combination 5-FU chemotherapy, mitomycin C
and radiotherapy (CRT) is well established as the primary treatment regimen for
anal squamous cell carcinoma with complete tumor regression in 80–90% of
patients. We have also established that there are, however, subsets of these patients
in whom the standard application of CRT can be challenged--early-stage anal cancer. This understudied population includes those with SISCCA as well as T1N0
perianal tumors (PAT) which replaces the previously used term anal margin, pigmented skin immediately surrounding the anal orice, extending to a radius of
5cm. The distinction between these tumors and anal canal tumors (ACT), tumors
arising proximal to the anal margin and located within the canal, may prove critical
in assessing prognosis and management.
Previous studies including NIGRO’s and the UKCCCR had advocated for
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challenged by recent studies advocating for surgical resection in early cancers [7,
9]. The rationale for the consideration of local excision in early-stage anal cancer is
informed by several factors. While CRT offers both good local tumor control and
sphincter preservation, it is also associated with multiple severe early and late
adverse effects such as toxic gastrointestinal tract and hematologic effects, infections, proctitis, impotence, dyspareunia, skin dermatitis, anal and vaginal stenosis,
incontinence, fecal urgency. Additionally, most of the data regarding CRT is from
data of intermediate to more locally advanced diseases. The question remains if
denitive CRT is necessary for all patients with early-stage disease. Several studies
have looked at the safety, survival, and oncologic outcomes of CRT in early-stage
disease. Chai et al. performed a retrospective cohort study that analyzed 2243
patients in the National Cancer Database (2004–2012) between the ages of 18 and
80years who were diagnosed with T1N0M0 Squamous Cell Cancer of the Anal
Canal (SCCAC) [7]. They noted a statistically signicant increase in the use of local
excision during the study period (17.3% in 2004 to 30.8% in 2012; P<.001). This
increased use was observed among patients with primary tumors less than or equal
to 2cm (P<.001). No statistically signicant difference in 5-year overall survival
for the two different management strategies (85.3% for local excision; 86.8% for
CRT; P=.93). These ndings remained robust when stratifying patients by tumor
size and when patients who underwent abdominoperineal resection after CRT were
excluded. The study concluded that with no clear difference in overall survival,
local excision should be considered as a viable approach in the appropriate patient
population.
Maccabe et. al assessed both survival outcomes and determine factors associated
with R1 excision examining 367 consecutive patients identied with anal cancer
between 2007 to 2019 [10]. Thirty-nine of these patients (10.6%) with complete
follow-up data underwent local resection. These patients were further subdivided
into two groups: 24 patients with perianal tumors (PAT) and 15 patients with anal
canal tumors (ACT). R1 resections were observed in 27 patients (69.2%) with more
frequency in ACTs than PATs (93.3% vs. 54.2%, P=0.006). This study concluded
similarly that local excision (LE) alone is a viable treatment strategy for early
SCCAC with the caveat that it is considered in perianal tumors and not of the anal
canal. Long-term outcomes were observed to be acceptable even in the setting of an
R1 resection with the use of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
An integrated protocol clinical trial with 3 separate arms has been designed as a
non-randomized phase II multi-center trial of patients with T1N0 anal margin cancers [11]. It aims to recruit subjects having undergone LE with a goal of demonstrating a 3-year locoregional failure rate of <10% following frequent clinical assessments
and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging. The strategy of low dose CRT for margins
less than or equal to 1 millimeter will discourage ad hoc use of post-excision CRT
and repeat excisions. The study hopes to address the concerns regarding the signicant morbidity of conventional CRT by employing lower doses of radiotherapy,
based on the ndings of several published studies [12]. Interestingly, the inclusion
criteria was widened to include the piecemeal excisions that often occur in clinical
practice. For example, patients who incidentally present with malignancy following

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hemorrhoidectomy will be included. Additionally, patients with supercially invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SISCCA) as dened by the Lower
Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST) consensus also be included [6]. Given
the current heterogeneity in management of this understudied group, continued prospective studies will be crucial in establishing a more dened treatment algorithm.
Conclusion andPersonal View oftheLiterature
The determination of treatment options for patients with SISCCA or early anal and
perianal CA is truly a difcult decision. This difculty is accentuated when these
pathologic ndings are incidental after a hemorrhoidectomy or anorectal surgery.
The debate for local excision versus CRT persists but a preponderance of available
retrospective cohort studies points to the consideration for local excision alone as a
better alternative to chemoradiation for patients with early-stage anal cancer. The
authors, therefore, propose the following recommendations:
• T1N0 perianal tumors can be locally excised while ensuring adequate margins of
1cm if possible [6].
• T1N0 anal canal tumors should be treated with primary CRT and local excision
should not be considered given the high likelihood of inadequate margins.
Interestingly, the rate of local recurrence in ACTs, even with R1/Rx resection has
been shown to be 9%, suggesting that the effectiveness of adjuvant therapy was
not signicantly undermined. Maccabe etal showed that those ACTs that got
re-resected, even to an R0, recurred locally suggesting that resection may not be
a viable option for any squamous cell tumors located in the anal canal [10].
• In the setting of an R1 resection of either variety of tumor, an acceptably low rate
of local regional recurrence can still be achieved by employing adjuvant CRT.
• Any consideration of wide local excision alone should include multidisciplinary
evaluation and discussion along with appropriate surveillance.
Hopefully, current ongoing clinical trials will provide answers and make treatment
decisions for early anal and perianal cancers less difcult.
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Is High Resolution Anoscopy Superior
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toDirect Evaluation ofAnal Dysplasia?
MariaAbouKhalil andSenderLiberman
Introduction
While overall rare, anal squamous cell carcinoma is a potentially debilitating condition commonly encountered in a colorectal surgery practice. The incidence of this
malignancy has been increasing, with age-adjusted rates for new anal cancer diagnosis rising on average 2.2% each year in the past decade [1]. It shares many epidemiologic, virologic and pathologic similarities with its gynecological counterpart:
cervical squamous cell cancer. This is particularly true of the pathophysiology,
thought to be related in the overwhelming majority of cases to infection with human
papillomavirus (HPV) and the natural history of the disease evolving from precursor lesions [2, 3]. However, while guidelines and screening programs for cervical
squamous cell cancer prevention and high-grade lesions exist and are well established, this public health parallel has not transpired for the management of precursor
lesions in the anorectal area. This is likely multifactorial, owing amongst other reasons to the lower progression from anal dysplastic lesions to squamous cell carcinoma in the anus compared with the cervix, the lack of good quality public health
data demonstrating the benet of screening program, and the inability to dene
what type of screening tools to use for diagnosis and management of pre-malignant
anal lesions [4].
High resolution anoscopy is a procedure very similar to colposcopy employed in
screening, diagnosis and treatment of precursor and malignant lesions. The primary
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McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
e-mail: maria.aboukhalil@mcgill.ca
S. Liberman (*)
McGill University Health Centre, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Montreal, QC, Canada
e-mail: sender.liberman@mcgill.ca
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Switzerland AG 2023
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Difcult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach,
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aim of this chapter is to review the role of high resolution anoscopy as compared to
standard care with physical examination and direct anoscopy in patients with dysplastic anal lesions with regards to recurrence of these lesions or progression
to cancer.
PICO Table
Patients
Patients with
dysplastic anal
lesions
Intervention Comparator
High resolution
anoscopy
Conventional direct
anoscopy
Outcome
Recurrence of dysplasia,
progression to cancer
Methodology
An electronic PubMed database using the search terms “anal cancer”, “anal squamous carcinoma”, “high resolution anoscopy”, “anal dysplasia” was performed limiting the search to the years 2010–2022. Papers assessing the role of high resolution
anoscopy in the identication and treatment of precursor lesions were reviewed.
Anal Dysplasia andHigh-Risk Groups
The Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST) standardization consensus
project was a multi-societal effort to unify the terminology for HPV-associated
squamous lesions of the lower anogenital tract [5]. The goal was to improve communications across pathologists and clinicians across various specialties caring for
patients with lesions. With regards to dysplastic lesions, they were separated into
low or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, respectively LSIL or HSIL. Anal
intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) was the terminology used previously for dysplastic
lesions of the anal canal. In the newest terminology, LSIL corresponds to AIN I or
anal condylomas, and HSIL corresponds to the higher dysplastic lesions AIN-2 and
3. Cytologic classication of lesions in the anal canal include atypical squamous
cells of undetermined signicance (ASCUS), atypical squamous cells, cannot rule
out HSIL, LSIL, and HSIL.
Whether or not all anal dysplastic lesions develop into malignant ones and the rate
at which they do is a matter of debate. Establishing this is important to identify screening and treatment guidelines. This contrasts with the dysplastic lesion for cervical
cancer which have known rates of progression to cervical cancer from precursor
lesions. In the anal region, LSIL is thought to be a marker of the risk for future HSIL
diagnosis rather than a direct precursor for anal malignancy. The risk of progression
to HSIL has been associated with some patient and viral factors. For example, infection with certain high-risk HPV-subtypes (particularly types 16 and 18) has been associated with increased risk of HSIL [6]. It has also been reported close to 50% of LSIL
will spontaneously regress, a nding that is well described for cervical lesions [7].

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Contrary to LSIL, HSIL is considered a true precursor to anal SCC.Berry etal.
showed the malignant potential of HSIL and demonstrated evidence for progression
to anal SCC in men who have sex with men (MSM) [8]. While regression of HSIL
does occur, it seems to be less likely than LSIL, again especially when linked to
certain HPV genotypes like HPV-16 [9].
In one of the largest cohort studies available, Arens etal. evaluated the risk of
progression from anal dysplasia to invasive anal cancer using the SEER database
over an 11-year period [10]. They reported an incidence of anal cancer of 1.2% and
5.7% at 1 and 5-years following AIN 3 diagnosis, respectively. In their analysis, this
risk did not differ by treatment status for AIN (surgical or non-surgical) or surveillance denoting anal cytology done 30days later. This study was limited by the signicant heterogeneity in the terminology (the use of AIN 3in the SEER database
preceded the LAST project), population, and follow-up times. Rates of progression
reported in the literature have varied from 0–1.2% at 1year and 1.7–13% at 5-years
following the diagnosis of precursor lesions [9, 11–13].
As alluded to earlier, there are important risk factors for both the development of anal dysplasia and progression to anal cancer. The imbalance with
which certain at-risk groups are affected results in difculty to study these
issues on a large scale and create screening and management guidelines. The
development of anal dysplasia being so closely related to infection with HPV
infection, it goes without saying that they share many risk factors. In addition,
factors that cause HPV virus persistence and non-clearance also increase the
risk of anal dysplasia, and are likely closely linked to the development of anal
cancer. Common risk factors for HPV infection and persistence include immunosuppression, infection with multiple HPV subtypes (particularly oncogenic
subtypes 16/18), increasing age, number of sexual partners and younger age at
sexual activity [14–16]. An important at risk-group for anal dysplasia are
patients who have had history previous HPV-associated lesions especially gynecological or perineal disease [17–19].
Rates of anal dysplasia are particularly high in Human Immunodeciency
Virus (HIV) positive patients [20]. While this increased risk in HIV positive
individuals is true regardless of sexual behaviors, men who have sex with men
(MSM) are a particularly high-risk group [21, 22]. The incidence of anal cancer
in the HIV positive population is estimated to be 28 times that of the general
population, with an incidence of 35 per 100,000 cases [23–26]. This risk increases
up to 40-fold for MSM compared to the general population [27]. Owing to
advances in HIV care, it has become a chronic disease with concerns shifting
from acute opportunistic illnesses to chronic illnesses, in particular HPV-related
anal dysplasia/cancer.
Given the above, the overwhelming majority of studies evaluating the natural
history of anal dysplasia especially concerning the benet of interventions in preventing or halting progression to neoplasia have targeted these groups of high-risk
individuals. The rest of this chapter will focus on these patient populations, limiting
conclusions that can be generalized to the low-risk population.
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