Squamous cell carcinoma is the most frequent epithelial malignancy of the oral cavity. The etiologic factors are smoking, alcohol consumption, chronic trauma, poor oral hygiene, and oncogenic viruses. A 77-year-old female patient was referred to Altınbaş University, Dentistry Faculty, Oral Medicine Clinic had a complaint of a non-healing white lesion on the tongue. The medical history revealed hypertension and the patient had no history of smoking or alcohol use. She had complete denture and had never been to a dentist for 15 years. The patient felt pain referred to the ear while eating. Intraoral examination revealed that right lateral side of the tongue had a large hyperkeratotic area (8x9 cm) and the surface with well defined, hard and verrucous appearance with size of 3x5 cm. The mobile, small size submandibular lymphadenopathy was detected. The incisional biopsy performed by Ear Nose Throat (ENT) physician and the result of biopsy showed that the lesion was ‘atypical hyperkeratotic papillomatous lesion’. The patient had been referred to our clinic by a dentist. incisional biopsy was performed on the hard, verrucous proliferative surface of hyperkeratotic area in our clinic. Histopathological examination revealed ‘oral squamous cell carcinoma’ as definite diagnosis. The patient was referred to the ENT department for surgery and evaluation of other possible involvements. A biopsy that is not performed on the characteristic region of a lesion may cause wrong diagnosis and as well as wrong treatment approach so loss of time in malignant changes
Squamous cell carcinoma; histopathological examination; oral cancer
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Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | OLGU SUNUMLARI / CASE REPORTS |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 28 Eylül 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 Ağız Kanserleri Özel Sayısı |