Clinical and histopathological features of oral squamocellular carcinoma during 1990-2004 in Medellin, Colombia

Authors

  • Efraín Álvarez Martínez Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Antioquia
  • Arelis Preciado Uribe Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Antioquia
  • Santiago 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

The oral scamocellular carcinoma is a frequent malignant neoplasia located in the
oral cavity; however, there is not information on the incidence and clinical behavior
of this type of cancer in Antioquia, Colombia. Present study provides information on
the clinical and histopathological features of the oral scamocellular carcinoma
collected from the medical records of 197 persons, 112 men (56.9 %) and 85
females (43.1 %) seen in the "San Vicente de Paúl" University Hospital of Medellin
for 14 years. The more frequent location of the oral scamocellular carcinoma was
the tongue (45.0 %), followed by the hard palate (17.1 %), soft palate 9.0 % and
mouth floor (45 %); most of these ones were diagnosed in late stages (III and IV)
(74,9 %), as regards the differentiation degree there was predominance of well and
moderately differentiated carcinomas.

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Published

2011-10-19

How to Cite

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Álvarez Martínez E, Preciado Uribe A, Montoya Fernández S, Jiménez Gómez R, Posada López A. Clinical and histopathological features of oral squamocellular carcinoma during 1990-2004 in Medellin, Colombia. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2011 Oct. 19 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];48(4):320-9. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2730

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 4 (2011): OCT- DEC

Section

Research Article

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