Title: Clinicopathological Study of Oral Cavity Lesions in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: S V Suvernkar, Deepak Sadhu, Manali Rane, Nafela A Siddiqui
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i1.123
Abstract
Oral cavity is a common site for development of congenital and acquired lesions as well as localized benign and malignant lesions. Congenital lesions include entities such as dermoid cyst, odontogenic cyst, lingual thyroid .The great majority of acquired localized overgrowths of the oral mucosa are considered to be reactive rather than neoplastic in nature. Aim of this is study is to find out the frequency of different histological types of oral cavity lesions reported at out institute along with their clinicopathological correlation. Patients coming in ENT and Dental outpatient departments and wards with definitive oral masses, leucoplakia or ulcers are included in this descriptive study over a period of one and half year at present institute. Total 210 cases of oral lesions diagnosed on scrape cytology and /or histopathology were included. Out of total 210 cases, most of cases were in the 51-60 age group, were males and presented with swelling or ulceroproliferative swelling and site involved was buccal mucosa. Histopathologically , Premalignant and malignant lesions were 108 cases out of 210 and associated with tobacco chewing or addicted to tobacco chewing and smoking or alcohol together. Present study was discussed and compared with other studies done. From the present study, it was observed that majority of the oral cavity lesions are benign in nature; however, malignant lesions are reported in greater frequency. Any mass lesion especially in the oral cavity should be biopsied to rule out malignancy.
Keywords: oral masses, ulceroroliferative swelling, Oral cancer, tobacco chewing.
