Clinical findings and risk factors to oral squamous cell carcinoma in young patients: A 12-year retrospective analysis

In recent years have been observed an increased incidence of OSCC in young individuals. Based on this, the aim this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of all cases of OSCC in younger patients, diagnosed in two oncology referral hospitals, at the northeast region of Brazil within a 12...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal patología oral y cirugía bucal, 2016-03, Vol.21 (2), p.e151-e156
Hauptverfasser:	Santos, Hellen-Bandeira-de-Pontes, dos Santos, Thayana-Karla-Guerra, Paz, Alexandre-Rolim, Cavalcanti, Yuri-Wanderley, Nonaka, Cassiano-Francisco-Weege, Godoy, Gustavo-Pina, Alves, Pollianna-Muniz
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - epidemiology Dentistry Female Humans Male Middle Aged Mouth Neoplasms - diagnosis Mouth Neoplasms - epidemiology Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Time Factors Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	In recent years have been observed an increased incidence of OSCC in young individuals. Based on this, the aim this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of all cases of OSCC in younger patients, diagnosed in two oncology referral hospitals, at the northeast region of Brazil within a 12-year period. Data regarding general characteristics of patients (age, gender and tobacco and/or alcohol habits) and information about the lesions (tumor location, size, regional lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis and clinical stage) were submitted to descriptive and inferential analysis. Statistical analysis included Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests (P
ISSN:	1698-6946 1698-4447 1698-6946
DOI:	10.4317/medoral.20770