FREQUENCY OF VARIOUS CLINICAL STAGES OF ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN ISLAMABAD/ RAWALPINDI AND ITS ADJOINING AREAS

Authors

  • Wisal Nisar Islamic International Dental College/Hospital Islamabad
  • Mohsin Fazal Islamic International Dental College/Hospital Islamabad
  • Kamran Khan Islamic International Dental College/Hospital Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v7i01.226

Keywords:

Oral squamous cell carcinoma, TNM staging, Buccal mucosa, Lesion

Abstract

Objective: The Objective of this study was to determine the frequency of different clinical stages of squamous cell carcinoma in newly diagnosed patients at presentation.

Material and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Islamic International Dental College and Hospital, Islamabad on 60 patients having oral squamous cell carcinoma with age range of 25 to 75 years. A thorough history was taken to confirm the duration of the lesion. Clinical examination of soft tissues, bone and lymph nodes were carried out to determine the site, size and clinical picture. Incisional biopsy was taken to confirm the diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Staging of the tumor was done according to TNM staging system. SPSS version 20 was used to compute descriptive statistics of age, clinical stages of oral squamous cell carcinoma and gender.

Results: Thirty-two (53.3%) were males and 28 (46.7%) were females having mean age of 57±9.91years. Highest number of patients (53%) presented in stage IVA followed by stage III (26.67%) and stage I and II (8.33%). The age-wise stratification for different clinical stages (TNM) of oral squamous cell carcinoma was highly statistically significant (P=0.000) but not gender-wise (P=0.601). Comparison on basis of duration of lesion for various clinical stages (TNM) was highly statistically significant (P=0.000). The most common site for oral squamous cell carcinoma was left buccal mucosa (20%) followed by lateral border of tongue, right alveolus and body mandible and left alveolus mandible (10%).

Conclusions: Oral squamous cell carcinomas are presenting very late (Stage III and IV) in Pakistan leading to dismal prognosis.

 

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Published

2016-12-31

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Wisal Nisar, Mohsin Fazal, & Kamran Khan. (2016). FREQUENCY OF VARIOUS CLINICAL STAGES OF ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN ISLAMABAD/ RAWALPINDI AND ITS ADJOINING AREAS. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 7(01), 6–11. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v7i01.226

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Vol. 7 No. 01 (2016): JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

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