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American Journal of Public Health Research. 2015, 3(5A), 41-43
DOI: 10.12691/AJPHR-3-5A-9
Research Article

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Pattern in Manipal Teaching Hospital, Nepal

Ram Bhakta Adhikari1, , A. Karmacharya1, N. Malla1 and M.B Gurung1

1Department of Dentistry, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

Pub. Date: October 28, 2015
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health Scenario 2015; Millennium Development Goals)
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Ram Bhakta Adhikari, A. Karmacharya, N. Malla and M.B Gurung. Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Pattern in Manipal Teaching Hospital, Nepal. American Journal of Public Health Research. 2015; 3(5A):41-43. doi: 10.12691/AJPHR-3-5A-9

Abstract

Squamous cell Carcinoma of oral cavity is amongst the first ten commonest carcinoma in world. This article shows the squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity reported in this hospital over a period of 3 years. This descriptive hospital based study consists of cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity presented at the Dentistry department of Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal from September 2012 to August 2015. All cases were clinically examined and provisionally diagnosed and histopathological examination done to confirm the diagnosis. There were 58 oral squamous cell carcinoma cases, 27 (46.6%) males and 31 (53.4%) females. The age of squamous cell carcinoma cases was above 40 years. The maximum number of squamous cell carcinomas (39.7%) affected tongue. The other common sites were buccal mucosa (13.8%) and alveolus (13.8%).Histological pattern of oral Squamous cell carcinoma shows 60.5% is well differentiated, 32.8% moderately differentiated and 6.9%is poorly differentiated oral squamous cell carcinoma. The results of this study shows females were more affected due lack of education and early access to medical attention. Tongue was the most affected site due to presence of sharp tooth edges.

Keywords

squamous cell carcinoma, female, nicotine

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