Managing misdiagnosed gingival squamous cell carcinoma (GSCC) with occult symptoms: A report of two cases.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

importance: Gingival squamous cell carcinoma (GSCC) is a rare neoplasm. GSCC has nonspecific features which commonly misdiagnosed with a simple toothache.

Case presentation

These are two cases; the first one describes a 62-year-old female who presented with pain in her right posterior mandibular teeth, and she was misdiagnosed with periodontal disease, but later histopathological tests confirmed gingival squamous cell carcinoma (GSCC). Consequently, the patient underwent surgery, and the gingival tumor was totally resected. Afterward, the patient was receiving chemotherapy, and the radiotherapy was postponed until the chemotherapy completion.The second case is of a 58-year-old female who presented with pain in her mandibular incisors, and she developed a dermal

SUBMITTER: Hanifa FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429914 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature