Open AccessPrevalence of oral squamous cell carcinoma of tongue in and around Davangere, Karnataka, India: A retrospective study over 13 years
Author(s) -
M Selvamani,
Andamuthu Yamunadevi,
Praveen S Basandi,
GS Madhushankari
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.163511
Subject(s) - tongue , medicine , basal cell , incidence (geometry) , head and neck , oral and maxillofacial pathology , biopsy , retrospective cohort study , tongue neoplasm , dentistry , dermatology , pathology , surgery , physics , optics
The aim was to determine the frequency and distribution of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) involving tongue among patients by studying biopsy specimens obtained from the archives of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India, during the past 13 years.