IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-8-16218 Original Research Paper HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF ORAL LESIONS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL Mausoomi Baruah Dr. August 2018 7 8 01 02 ABSTRACT

Oral cavity is the site of several tumour and tumour like lesions . Aim of this study is  to study the spectrum of oral cavity lesion.It is a hospital based retrospective study conducted for a period of 1 year from April 2016 to March 2017 in the department of pathology , Assam medical college , Dibrugarh . A total of 184 specimens were studied,129 cases were male and 55 were female .67 cases were benign , 20  premalignant  and 90  malignant . Most common benign lesion was pyogenic granuloma , commonest premalignant lesion was high grade dysplasia and well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma was the commonest malignant lesion . The commonest site for malignant lesion was buccal mucosa followed by anterior part of tongue. It is advisable to have a histopathological examination to confirm the nature of various  lesions.