NUMERO: #20240545

Título: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT DELAY OF ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Nome do Apresentador: Verônica Caroline Brito REIA

Categoria do Trabalho: Painel de caso clínico (PCC)

Área Temática: Estomatologia

Resumo: A 70-year-old white male presented complaining of "sore mouth and eating difficulty" with 4 years' evolution time. He had a previous history of penicillin allergy, smoking, and alcoholism. Physical examination revealed local cervical lymphadenopathy and a 5 cm ulcerated lesion with irregular edges on the right posterior mandibular alveolar ridge. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) showed a hypodense image with irregular margins in the affected area, with a "moth-eaten" feature. The presumptive diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma (SCC); incisional biopsy was performed and microscopy revealed islands of neoplastic epithelial cells with slight pleomorphism, hyperchromatism, atypical mitotic figures, keratin pearls, invading the connective tissue, with an intense mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate. The diagnosis established was Squamous cell carcinoma. The patient was referred to an oncologist. The epidemiological profile of individuals with oral SCC hinders early diagnosis, compromising patient's survival. Tracking and prevention actions in targeted populations should be the stomatologist's focus.

Autor 1:  Verônica Caroline Brito REIA

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Autor 2:   Kaique Alberto PRETO

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Autor 3 :  Denise Tostes OLIVEIRA

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Autor 4:  Paulo Sérgio da Silva SANTOS

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