Study of biopsied Oral and Maxillofacial lesions in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Dr. Arvind Kumar; Dr. Om Prakash; Dr. Satyabrata Patra; Dr. Neelam Verma; Dr. Saurabh Mallick; Dr. Satyajeet

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

Study of biopsied Oral and Maxillofacial lesions in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Dr. Om Prakash, Dr. Satyabrata Patra, Dr. Neelam Verma, Dr. Saurabh Mallick, Dr. Satyajeet

Abstract :

Aim: This study was carried out to study the occurrence of different lesions in oral and maxillofacial region (OML) which were subjected to biopsies in the city of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study conducted based on the data available regarding the age, sex, location, size of the biopsy and histopathological nature of the lesion i.e. whether the lesions were benign, malignant or premalignant. Results: A total number of 118 cases were studied of which 70 were males and 48 were females. The youngest patient was 5 years old whereas the oldest was 82 years old. Age group of 51-60 years had the maximum number of patients (24) followed by 61-70 years group (20). Most of the biopsies were small biopsies with average size of the biopsies being 1.72cm in largest dimension. Most number of biopsies were from gingiva (27) followed by buccal mucosa (23). Benign lesions constituted 61% of cases whereas premalignant and malignant lesions accounted for 6.7% and 32.2% respectively. Squamous cell carcinoma was the most prevalent malignant tumor (34 cases) affecting mostly the age group 51-60 years (12) followed by 61-70 years (10 cases). Most of the Squamous cell carcinomas affected the buccal mucosa followed by gingiva. Also well differentiated carcinomas were more prevalent compared to moderately and poorly differentiated carcinomas. 4 cases of non-squamous cell malignancies were also part of this study. Conclusions: Oral and maxillofacial region is quite prone to malignancy. Squamous cell carcinoma are the most common malignancy in this region. This usually affects elderly but relatively younger group (31-40years) is also affected in high proportions and this is a quite disturbing trend.