title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: a case series analysis of clinical presentation and histological grading of 1,425 cases from Iraq.
abstract: Peoples in Iraq face a mixture of health hazards associated with poverty. Oral cancer is a major public health issue worldwide; it remains a highly lethal and disfiguring disease. It is primarily a disease of epithelial origin. A total of 1,425 cases of histologically diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma collected from the main centers of pathology in Iraq were analyzed according to age, sex, site, patient complaints at the time of presentation, and histological grading. Patients at their fifth decade of life were the most commonly affected with a male-to-female ratio of 2:1. The lower lip was the most commonly affected site followed by the tongue. The most common clinical complain was ulceration and swelling. More than 70% of the cases were well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Oral cancer is increasingly seen as a major health problem-In line with general trend in the region, the need for interprofessional health care delivery approaches for reducing oral cancer mortality and improving patient's quality of life.
authors: Department of Oral Diagnosis, College of Dentistry, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq. natheerhashim@yahoo.com
authors: Natheer H
authors: NH
authors: Al-Rawi
authors: Nazar G
authors: NG
authors: Talabani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004487:Edema / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology
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