Epidemiological profile of oral squamous cell carcinoma in a Northeastern Brazilian state

Abstract

Introduction: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is considered the 6 th most frequent worldwide type of cancer. Epidemiological surveys of cancer are important to understand how its distribution occurs in population, to create public policy of prevention and improvement of reference centers for treatment of this disease. Objective: To analyze the OSCC prevalence in Alagoas and draw the patients' clinical profile providing guiding data to health professionals according to profile of the lesion. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 341 medical charts of patients diagnosed with OSCC was performed at reference hospital for cancer treatment in Alagoas. Results: Out of 341 patients analyzed, 217 (63.6%) were men and 124 (36.4%) were women. The mean age for men was 59.86 years and 63.16 years for women. There was a predominance of individuals who did not complete the elementary school (62.8%). The tongue was the most affected by OSCC. The majority of lesion was in clinical stage III. So, the first therapeutic scheme of choice was the association of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Conclusion: Low educational level and poor socioeconomic development rates show that individuals affected by OSCC are probably more vulnerable to etiological agents often related to its occurrence.

Incidência e características clínicopatológicas do câncer de boca

“…As ocupações mais exercidas pelos sujeitos foram agricultura (21,7%) para os homens e donas de casa (46,8%) para as mulheres. Estes dados sugerem uma propensão para o desenvolvimento de câncer de boca para determinadas ocupações, visto que elas proporcionariam uma maior interação com fatores de risco, tais como o tabagismo e alcoolismo, bem como a exposição solar (FRANÇA GM, et al, 2018).…”

“…Para os demais estudos, a cirurgia isolada foi a modalidade de escolha para a maioria dos pacientes analisados (OLIVEIRA MLC, et al, 2015;ZANONI DK, et al, 2019;CHILITI BA, et al, 2022). Foi observado que a associação de radioterapia e quimioterapia (49,3% em homens e 33,9% em mulheres) foram os mais prevalentes, seguidos por radioterapia (18,9% dos registros masculinos e 29% femininos) (FRANÇA GM, et al, 2018).…”