TY - JOUR ID - TI - Occurrence of oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma among patients in Basrah city AU - Maha M. Al-mahfoud 1 , Ihsan E. AlSaimary 1 , Ali. A. Al shawi 2 PY - 2017 VL - 16 IS - 3 SP - 255 EP - 261 JO - Iraqi Journal of Biotechnology المجلة العراقية للتقانات الحياتية SN - 18154794 25207245 AB - Oral cancer consider as the sixth common malignant disease (it,s incidence about third in developing countries and eighth in developed countries). Squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) account 95% of all oral malignant lesions A few studies have been written in Iraq regarding the incidence of oral cancer.The aim of this study was to identify differences in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients according to age groups ,gender, and location of the tumorin Basrah city.This study included 21 patients with oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma were clinically diagnosed and then confirmed by histopathological examination. Age, gender, as well as clinical signs and the site of lesions, were recorded.There were 21 new cases of oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in Basrah from September 2015 to December 2016 , 13 in men and 8 in women. Cancer at all oral sites affected men more than women. The Tongue is the most frequent site.

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