Open AccessPrognostic indicators of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Girish Mysore Suresh,
Ravi Koppad,
B. V. Prakash,
K.S. Sabitha,
P S Dhara
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_253_18
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , malignancy , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , basal cell , lesion , disease , lymph node , oncology , surgery , pathology , paleontology , biology
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide and is the major public health problem in the Indian subcontinent, where it ranks among the top three types of cancer in the country. Here, we aimed to analyze the clinical and tumor characteristics which impact the survival of OSCC patients.