Clinical-histopathology features of oral squamous cell carcinoma in Medellin, Colombia

Authors

  • Efraín Álvarez Martínez Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Antioquia
  • Arelis Preciado U Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Antioquia
  • Santiago A. Montoya Fernández Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Antioquia
  • Raúl Jiménez Gómez Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Antioquia
  • Adriana Posada López Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Antioquia

Keywords:

Oral cancer, oral cavity, risk factors

Abstract

Buccal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is frequent malign neoplasm in oral cavity;
however, there isn't information on its incidence and clinical and histological
behavior of this type of cancer in Antioquia (Colombia). Methods: Present study
supply information on the clinical and histological features of SCC from medical
records of 197 persons (56.9 %) (112 of male sex and 85 of female sex (43.1 %)
seen in "San Vicente de Paúl" University Hospital of Medellin for 13 years. Results:
A total of 197 medical records were studied, the 61.9 % (122) of population aged
over 60 at diagnosis, 78.7 % (157) from Antioquia, and the 78.6 % (155) had
smoking backgrounds, and the 17.8 % (35) of persons had a family history of
cancer. More frequent location of SCC was in tongue for a 45 % (90), followed by
hard palate for a 17.1 % (17) and mouth floor for a 8.5 % (17), most of them (7.9
%) were diagnosed with late stages (III and IV) regards the differentiation degree
the carcinoma were well and moderately differentiated, 45.2 % (89) and 42.6 %
(84), respectively.

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Published

2010-01-17

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Álvarez Martínez E, Preciado U A, Montoya Fernández SA, Jiménez Gómez R, Posada López A. Clinical-histopathology features of oral squamous cell carcinoma in Medellin, Colombia. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2010 Jan. 17 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];47(1):81-95. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2648

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 1 (2010): JAN- MAR

Section

Research Article

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