Oral squamous cell carcinoma in Iraq: clinical analysis
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https://doi.org/10.32828/mdj.v7i1.378Keywords:
Key word: Squamous cell carcinoma, Oral cancer, PrevalenceAbstract
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of oral mucosa.
Oral cancer is one of the prevalent cancers of the body and is the most common cause
of the death, in Iraq little is written regarding the occurrence of oral cancer.
Clinical details of 129 (80 males and 49 females) patients with oral squamous cell
carcinoma were collected from the Institute and Hospital of Radiotherapy And
Nuclear Medicine Center in Baghdad during the period 2003-2006.The aim of the
current study is to find out the prevalence of oral cancer in different governorates of
Iraqi patients in relation to gender, age and site.
The highest prevalence was observed in tongue 72 (55.81%) while the lowest
prevalence was found in the floor of the mouth 5 (3.87%).
The age groups 51–60 years were highly affected by squamous cell carcinoma
45(34.88%), while the lowest affected age groups were <10 years and 11-20 years 1
(0.77%).
Baghdad governorate had the highest prevalence of oral squamous cell carcinoma
53(41.08%) .
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