A Study on Clinical Presentations of Oral Cancer at Tertiary care hospital,Bellary,Karnataka

Dr Govindaraja; Dr Jashvanth; Dr Murali Krishna; Dr Kasa Somasekhar; Dr Ramesh K

Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

A Study on Clinical Presentations of Oral Cancer at Tertiary care hospital,Bellary,Karnataka

Dr Govindaraja, Dr Jashvanth, Dr Murali Krishna, Dr Kasa Somasekhar, Dr Ramesh K

Abstract :

Introduction:

Oral malignancy is the most common form of malignancy in India and it constitutes a significant cancer burden in India. Each year about 5,00,000 new cases occur globally and in India, about 56,000 new cases are reported each year.

Methodology:

This study was conducted from Jan 2012 to Jun 2013 in the Department of Surgery, Vijayanagara institute of Medical sciences Hospital, Bellary. Total 100 patients were studied. Patients having complaint of lesion in oral cavity were selected using purposive sampling technique.

Results:

Totally 100 patients with oral cancer were studied and it was observed that oral cancer was more commonly found in the age group of 40 - 49 years (36%), Males were 49% and females were 51% of total study subjects. History of substance abuse revealed that 94% of patients were using smokeless tobacco, 52% were using betel nut, 22% were smokers and 15% were alcoholics. The most common type of lesion of oral cavity was Ulcerative (63%) followed by infiltrating (27%) and papillary (10%)

Conclusion: Oral cavity cancer more commonly affects age more than forty years. No difference is observed in gender suffering with oral cavity cancer. Most common type of lesion of oral cavity is Ulcerative