Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa: a review of 244 cases in Australia

Rich, Alison M.; Radden, B. G.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0714.1984.tb01447.x

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“…These studies showed figures ranging from 46%9 to as high as 68%. 10 The figure of 50% in this study is in agreement with other previous studies (1,(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14). Ramanathan et all had a sample of 61 males in their study.…”

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Delay In Diagnosis Of Oral Cancer In Malaysia: A Study Of Five Centres

Khoo

Shanmuhasuntharam

Mahadzir³

et al. 1996

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The diagnosis of oral cancer have been variously reported as being due to delay by clinicians, patients or both. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the referral pattern of 65 patients eventually diagnosed as having oral squamous cell carcinoma. The results showed that 50% of the patients delayed seeking professional help for more than 3 months after being aware of the lesion. The majority of the patients consulted medical practitioners as the first source of help. The mean clinicians' and patients' delay were 10.3 weeks and 28.9 weeks respectively. Dental practitioners showed a tendency to refer on more advanced lesions compared to the medical practitioners. The findings raise the concern that lack of patients' awareness, misdiagnosis by clinicians and late detection by dental practitioners prevail thus calling for urgent measures towards early detection of the disease.

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Delay In Diagnosis Of Oral Cancer In Malaysia: A Study Of Five Centres

Khoo

Shanmuhasuntharam

Mahadzir³

et al. 1996

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“…However, other studies have found that 70-85 per cent of cases were squamous cell carcinomas. 2,3,10 In the current study, the histopathology of the tongue, floor of mouth, lip, retromolar trigone, alveolus, buccal mucosa and palate was squamous cell carcinoma in 67 to 100 per cent of patients. The incidence of squamous cell carcinoma in salivary glands was 20 per cent.…”

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confidence: 42%

“…New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria report similar incidences of oral cancer. [1][2][3] In Tasmania during the year 2000 a total of 2263 people were diagnosed with cancer, of which 79 (3.5 per cent) had oral cancer. 4 In Australia the incidence of oral cancer is relatively low compared with other cancers such as prostate, breast and lung, but the disease can be severely debilitating.…”

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“…5 A synergistic effect of smoking and alcohol consumption in the development of oral cancer has been suggested in a number of reports. 3 Recent studies of the incidence of oral cancer have used the World Health Organization International classification of diseases (WHO), 6 which defines oral cancer as any malignancy involving the following anatomical regions: lips, tongue, major salivary glands, gingivae, floor of mouth and other mouth. Other mouth includes: buccal mucosa, hard palate, soft palate, uvula, retromolar area and maxilla and mandible in unspecified oral sites.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Oral cancer at a Tasmanian tertiary referral clinic, The Royal Hobart Hospital 1996–2002

2005

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Background:The Holman Clinic at the Royal Hobart Hospital includes a multi-disciplinary head and neck clinic which functions as a tertiary referral centre for Southern Tasmania and involves Ear Nose and Throat surgeons, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Radiation Oncologists and Medical Oncologists. Methods: The aim of this study was to examine retrospectively the number, gender distribution, age, site of lesion, histology, mortality and treatment modalities of the oral cancers referred to the Holman clinic at the Royal Hobart Hospital. The medical histories and a database of the Holman clinic were used as the sources of data for this study. A total of 101 patients were treated for oral cancer in the Holman clinic at the Royal Hobart Hospital from 1996 to 2002. There were 64 males and 37 females. Results: The distribution of anatomical sites of the oral cancers in this study was as follows: 36 oral tongue lesions, 17 floor of mouth, 13 lip, five retromolar trigone, five mandibular alveolus, six buccal mucosa, nine palatal and 10 minor and major salivary gland cancers. The most common site of oral cancer was the tongue (35.6 per cent), followed by the floor of mouth (16.8 per cent) and lip (12.9 per cent). Conclusions:The majority of oral cancers were squamous cell carcinoma, except for the salivary gland cancers. The incidence of squamous cell carcinoma was between 67 and 100 per cent, depending upon the site involved. The trends found in this study are similar to those previously documented over the past 20 years.

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“…14 In a Kentucky population, Hodge et al 15 reported a rate of 3.4% for oral cancers in non-users of tobacco. Rich and Radden 16 found that T Baykul, HH Yilmaz, Ü Aydin et al…”

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