A Case Report of Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Abstract

Introduction: Oral cancer is a disease of increasing age, with an average age at diagnosis is about 60 years It is the sixth most common cancer globally with a wide geographic variation. In India, there is a trend towards increasing incidence and delayed presentation of oral cancer as approximately 50% patients present at stage III or IV where the lower socioeconomic strata of society play a vital role.

Presentation of Case: A 35 years’ male reported with the complaint of rapidly increasing ulcer in mandible. Extraoral examination revealed presence of hard nodular swelling with orocutaneous perforation while on Intraoral examination an ulcero-infiltrative, indurated lesion was present. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathopathological examination after radiographic evaluation.

Conclusion: Despite an improvement in diagnostic and management techniques, the age-standardized mortality rates in oral cancer are constant. This article describes a case of advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma occurring at early age with an emphasis on clinical aspects of squamous cell carcinoma.