Daud Mirza, Ghazal Raza, Ayesha Basit, Kashif Naqvi, Sehrish Ahmed, Zubair Ahmed Abassi.
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (oscc) in karachi city - a retrospective study.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;36(3):391-4.

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most commonly occurring malignant tumor in South East Asian region. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study was undertaken to assess the frequency of OSCC, gender, age distribution and anatomical site according to ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems. 10 Revision, ICD-10). The survey was undertaken at the Oral Surgery outpatient clinic of Hamdard University Dental Hospital, Karachi. Our sample size is comprised of 80 patients with histologically proven cases of OSCC of both genders were included in this study. In present study, most predominant site of occurrence of OSCC was buccal mucosa 34(50%) nevertheless least cases were found affected at floor of the mouth 1(1.5%). Of the total sample size maximum number of cases were reported between the age group of 31-60 years, 53(77.9%) and showed higher predilection towards male gender. However the OSCC of the hard palate and upper alveolar mucosa were specifically found more in female. Almost all of these patients gave a positive history of betal chewing. This has now become major public health problem, and awareness to the masses is necessary to control the rising rate of oral malignant disease in the country.

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