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. 2008 Mar;12(1):15-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00784-007-0141-0. Epub 2007 Aug 16.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: a case series analysis of clinical presentation and histological grading of 1,425 cases from Iraq

Natheer H Al-Rawi  1 , Nazar G Talabani
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: a case series analysis of clinical presentation and histological grading of 1,425 cases from Iraq

Natheer H Al-Rawi et al. Clin Oral Investig. 2008 Mar.

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.

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