title: [Oral cancer].
abstract: Oral cancer (OC) is a rather frequent pathology representing about 30% of head and neck malignant neoplasms. After many years the incidence of the pathology shows constant values; the male:female ratio is continuously decreasing and at present, it is about of 2:1. The delay in diagnosis is the main cause of unsuccessful treatment and of the high values of poor outcome. OC shows three clinical aspects: exophytic, ulcerative and infiltrative; lips and margins of tongue are the most interested sites. For the diagnosis a correct clinical examination and a biopsy, possibly made with incisional criteria are necessary.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Clinica Odontostomatologica, Istituto Di Clinica Odontoiatrica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ripari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannoni
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012042:Registries