Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Vijay Deshmukh, Kishore Shekar
Abstract
Abstract The incidence of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) is on the rise. Association with tobacco and alcohol is well established. Transformation rates in premalignant lesions and conditions vary in the available literature. Oral cancer in other parts of the world has different etiology in contrast to Indian oral cancer. Because of this Indian OSCC may require different parameters for treatment than that of the other oral cancer. Its prognosis also may not be comparable to others.
Topics & Concepts
Basal cellMedicineEtiologyCancerIncidence (geometry)CarcinomaOncologyDermatologyInternal medicinePhysicsOpticsOral Health Pathology and TreatmentHead and Neck Cancer StudiesCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies