Trends and clinicopathological characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinomas reported at a tertiary cancer hospital in Nepal during 1999 to 2009.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Reliable data describing the trends and clinicopathological characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in the Nepalese population are very limited. The current study aimed to examine the demographics, trend, and clinicopathological characteristics of OSCC reported to the main referral/tertiary cancer hospital, the B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital (BPKMCH) in Nepal for a period of 11 years (1999-2009).

Material and methods

This is a cross-sectional study. Data were retrieved retrospectively from hospital register maintained in the Department of Ear, Nose, Throat at BPKMCH, categorized into demographic and clinicopathological variables and SPSS (V25) was used for the analysis.

Results

In a period of 11 years, 3,452 cases of head and neck cance

SUBMITTER: Gajurel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7301398 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature