Characterization of late diagnosis of oral cancer in a Brazilian city

Authors

  • Manuela Gouvêa Manuela Department of Dentistry. State University of Paraíba. Araruna, PB
  • Danúbia Roberta de Medeiros Nóbrega Faculdades Integradas de Patos. Patos, PB
  • Gabriella de Vasconcelos Neves State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB
  • Hianne Cristinne de Morais Medeiros State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB
  • Jozinete Vieira Pereira Department of Dentistry. State University of Paraíba. Campina Grande, PB
  • Daliana Queiroga de Castro Gomes Department of Dentistry. State University of Paraíba. Campina Grande, PB

Keywords:

squamous cell carcinoma, late diagnosis, oral cancer.

Abstract

Introduction: oral cancer in Brazil still presents high incidence and mortality rates and has different characteristics throughout the national territory. Although in most cases the diagnosis is late, there is a great possibility for cure when patients are treated early.
Objective: to describe the sociodemographic profile of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and the possible etiological factors associated.
Methods: this was a descriptive prospective cross-sectional study carried out in Napoleão Laureano Hospital, state of Paraíba, from January 2012 to May 2013. The study included patients with advanced-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma identified during clinical examination and confirmed by histopathology. The following variables were assessed: age, sex, comorbidity, smoking, alcohol use, tumor location, time of development, clinical staging, histopathological grading and proposed treatment.
Results: a total of 15 cases of patients with stage III and IV oral squamous cell carcinoma were found. Of these, 80 % were males with a mean age of 62.59 years and lesions affecting predominantly the mouth floor, followed by the tongue. The most common sign was the presence of tumor greater than 3.0-cm diameter, including ulcerated, leukoplastic and erythroplastic areas, in addition to pain and difficulty in feeding and phonation.
Conclusion: the majority of patients identified, with advanced-stage squamous cell carcinoma showed moderate cellular differentiation between stages III and IV, and was composed by males with smoking and alcohol drinking habits in the seventh decade of life.

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Published

2015-05-11

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Manuela MG, de Medeiros Nóbrega DR, de Vasconcelos Neves G, de Morais Medeiros HC, Vieira Pereira J, Queiroga de Castro Gomes D. Characterization of late diagnosis of oral cancer in a Brazilian city. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2015 May 11 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];52(3):40-5. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/772

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 3 (2015): JUL- SEP

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Research Article

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