Open AccessSquamous cell carcinoma in young non-smoker patient: case report
Author(s) -
A. De,
Ana Letícia Miatello De Lima,
Bernardo Fernandes Lopes,
Letícia Côgomarques,
Katryne Da Costa,
R. Menezes,
Karin Soares Gonçalves Cunha,
Arley Silva,
Danielle Castex Conde,
R. Costa,
Rozza-De Elvira,
K. A. S. Menezes,
Sofia Cunha,
Domingos Alves Dias Júnior,
Conde Castex
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of developmental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-9926
DOI - 10.37118/ijdr.21935.05.2021
Subject(s) - tongue , basal cell , medicine , incidence (geometry) , cancer , tongue neoplasm , dermatology , pathology , physics , optics
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) represents approximately 90% of all oral malignant neoplasms. Oral SCC is more common in white men between the sixth and seventh decades of life, alcoholics, and smokers, and affects mainly the lateral border of the tongue. When it affects young people, it occurs predominantly in non-smoker and non-alcoholic women and the commonsite isthe lateral border of the tongue. Its incidence in young individuals is increasing, and their mechanisms of development are still undefined. This paper aims to report a case of SCC in the lateral border of the tongue in a 25-year-old black man.