Gingival squamous cell carcinoma in young patients: report of a case and review of the literature.
Squamous cell carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm of epithelium, most frequently occurring in intraoral tumors. In this article we describe a rarely reported, because the frequency of oral cancer in young people is extremely low, case of a 16-year-old Chinese girl with squamous cell carcinoma of anterior mandibular gingiva. The clinicopathologic features, etiology, clinical evaluation, management of squamous cell carcinoma of gingiva in young patients are discussed and the applicable literatures are reviewed.
Alsharif
Mohd Jamal
MJ
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jiang
Wushou Alimu
WA
He
Sangang
S
Zhao
Yifang
Y
Shan
Zhengjun
Z
Chen
Xinming
X
D000293:Adolescent; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000473:pathology