JOURNAL OF PEARLDENT
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

Non-healing ulcer of tongue: The most commonest yet the most camouflaged lesion of oral cavity

1Post graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, MoradabadUttar PradeshIndia

2Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, MoradabadUttar PradeshIndia

3Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, MoradabadUttar PradeshIndia

4Post graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, MoradabadUttar PradeshIndia

Online published on 10 February, 2021.

Abstract

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounts for 80–90% of all malignant neoplasm of oral cavity and is the most common malignant epithelial neoplasm of the head and neck region. The occurrence rate is most common in 5th to 8th decades of life. OSCC rarely occurs in younger age groups who are less than 40 years old. The most frequent site for OSCC is border of the tongue followed by lower lip, floor of the mouth, ventral tongue, and alveolar mucosa/gingiva though sometimes it depends on the population and habit of the individuals.

Keywords

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Human Papilloma Virus, Optical coherence tomography (OCT), TNM staging