Carcinoma of Mouth: Retrospective Analysis of 598 Brazilian Patients (original) (raw)

Introduction: Mouth cancer is a term that means cancers of the lip and oral cavity (oral mucosa, gingiva, hard palate, oral tongue and floor of the mouth). Oral cancer is more common in some developing countries because it is related to the population lifestyle, particularly with the risk factors contact due to cultural issues and the difficulty accessing treatment. Purpose: The aim of this study is to present occurrence demographic data of patients diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in UFMG’s Dentistry School. Patients and Methods: It was analyzed 598 diagnosed clinical charts. Histopathological reports of all patients with diagnosed oral cancer from 1956 to 2010 were analyzed, following inclusion and exclusion criteria. Information about genre, age, skin color, disease time report and injury site was collected and statistical analysis was done in the software Microsoft Excel 2013. Results: The sample consisted of 24, 75% women and 74, 75% men. Regarding skin color, 41, 64% wer...