The prevalence of squamous cell carcinoma in different sites of oral cavity at a tertiary referral centre in Hyderabad, Telangana - A retrospective 5-year study

Dr Vaishali Narayen; Dr NDVN Shyam; Dr G Kiran Kumar; Dr Nishanth Palakurthi

Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2018

The prevalence of squamous cell carcinoma in different sites of oral cavity at a tertiary referral centre in Hyderabad, Telangana - A retrospective 5-year study

Dr Vaishali Narayen, Dr Ndvn Shyam, Dr G Kiran Kumar, Dr Nishanth Palakurthi

Abstract :

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) depending upon the involvement of different sites of oral cavity, its variation with age and genderover a period of 5 years and to compare withother national and international studies.

Materials and Methods: Data for the study were obtained from the reports of patients diagnosed with OSCCs between 2014 and 2018 and the following variables were analyzed: age, gender and anatomical location.

Statistical Analysis:The data was analysed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows 20.0 (SPSS, Inc. Chicago, Illinois). The observed data was analyzed by Pearson�s Chi square test. Confidence intervals were set at 95% and values of p < 0.05 were interpreted as statistically significant.

Results: In a total of 1620 biopsies, OSCCs accounted for 364among all the lesions. Maximum number of cases fell in the age group of 40-59 years among which 170 were male. The most common site was buccal mucosa followed by lateral border of the tongue.

Conclusion: This study provides epidemiological information on OSCCs at an institutional level. The relative frequency of these OSCCs can be analyzed at a global level to understand their prevalence, incidence biological behavior, and distribution.