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ArticleBMC oral health2024

Demographic and imaging features of oral squamous cell cancer in Serbia: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Aleksa Janović, Đurđa Bracanović, Svetlana Antić, Biljana Marković-Vasiljković

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Article in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Aleksa JanovićSchool of Dental Medicine, Center of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Belgrade, 6 Rankeova, Belgrade, 11000, Republic of Serbia. aleksa.janovic@stomf.bg.ac.rs.
Đurđa BracanovićSchool of Dental Medicine, Center of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Belgrade, 6 Rankeova, Belgrade, 11000, Republic of Serbia.
Svetlana AntićSchool of Dental Medicine, Center of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Belgrade, 6 Rankeova, Belgrade, 11000, Republic of Serbia.
Biljana Marković-VasiljkovićSchool of Dental Medicine, Center of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Belgrade, 6 Rankeova, Belgrade, 11000, Republic of Serbia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe mortality of oral squamous cell cancer (OSCC) in Serbia increased in the last decade. Recent studies on the Serbian population focused mainly on the epidemiological aspect of OSCC. This study aimed to investigate the demographic and imaging features of OSCC in the Serbian population at the time of diagnosis.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed computed tomography (CT) images of 276 patients with OSCC diagnosed between 2017 and 2022. Age, gender, tumor site, tumor volume (CT-TV, in cm

resultsThe mean age was 62.32 ± 11.39 and 63.25 ± 11.71 for males and females, respectively. Male to female ratio was 1.63:1. The tongue (36.2%), mouth floor (21.0%), and alveolar ridge (19.9%) were the most frequent sites of OSCC. There was a significant gender-related difference in OSCC distribution between oral cavity subsites (Z=-4.225; p < 0.001). Mean values of CT-TV in males (13.8 ± 21.5) and females (5.4 ± 6.8) were significantly different (t = 4.620; p < 0.001). CT-DOI also differed significantly (t = 4.621; p < 0.001) between males (14.4 ± 7.4) and females (10.7 ± 4.4). CT-BI was detected in 30.1%, the most common in the alveolar ridge OSCC. T2 tumor status (31.4%) and stage IVA (28.3%) were the most dominant at the time of diagnosis. Metastatic lymph nodes were detected in 41.1%.

conclusionOur findings revealed significant gender-related differences in OSCC imaging features. The predominance of moderate and advanced tumor stages indicates a long time interval to the OSCC diagnosis.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsMouth NeoplasmsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDemographyEpithelial CellsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesSerbiaSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckDemographyOral cavityRetrospective studiesSquamous cell CancerX-Ray computed Tomography

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