title: The insidious nature and presentation of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the low-risk population.
abstract: Oral squamous cell carcinoma is found predominantly in patients who have a history of smoking, alcohol consumption, or betel quid use. However, some of these patients have no known risk factors for development of the lesion and sometimes are diagnosed later in life due to low clinical suspicion of squamous cell carcinoma. This article presents three such cases, including their history and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: Shawn A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jepsen
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Closmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome