Diagnosis and treatment of oral epidermoid carcinoma in a young patient - case report

Oral Epidermoid Carcinoma (OEC) is the sixth most common type of cancer worldwide, affecting mainly male patients over 45, smokers and chronic drinkers. Its prevalence among younger individuals and in women, however, has gradually increased over the past few years. This neoplasm presents an aggressi...

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Autores: Silva, Luiz Arthur Barbosa da, Barbosa, Ana Karla de Almeida, Silva, Maria Edvania Caetano da, Silva, Isaine Priscila Abreu da
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)
Repositorio:Research, Society and Development
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/22225
Acceso en línea:https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/22225
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Diagnosis
Therapeutics.
Carcinoma Epidermoide
Diagnóstico
Terapéutica.
Terapêutica.
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Sumario:Oral Epidermoid Carcinoma (OEC) is the sixth most common type of cancer worldwide, affecting mainly male patients over 45, smokers and chronic drinkers. Its prevalence among younger individuals and in women, however, has gradually increased over the past few years. This neoplasm presents an aggressive biological behavior, with high recurrence rates and metastatic potential, especially when diagnosed late. The therapeutic scheme is chosen based on the clinical stage of each case. This paper aims to report an OEC case diagnosed by the Oral Health Team of a Family Health Unit (FHU) in a young patient unexposed to the risk factors most strongly associated with the disease.