Can Squamous cell carcinoma affect young healthy adults? case report of oral squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in 19-year-old female

Razan A Ababtain,Abdulaziz A Binahmed,Amal M Alohali

doi:10.15761/ohc.1000107

Abstract

Can Squamous cell carcinoma affect young healthy adults? case report of oral squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in 19-year-old female

Highlights

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common oral cancer, accounting for more than 90 % of malignant lesions [1,2]
The epidemiology of SCC is greatly affected by the risk factors
In this article we report a rare incidence of SCC in a young healthy female

Summary

Introduction

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common oral cancer, accounting for more than 90 % of malignant lesions [1,2]. In this article we report a rare incidence of SCC in a young healthy female This emphasizes the importance of including malignancy in the differential diagnosis of suspicious lesions in young patients. This is a 19-years-old healthy female that presented with a nonhealing ulcer for two months. In a view of this diagnosis, computed tomography (CT) was done for the face, abdomen and chest and showed an enhanced soft tissue mass measuring 3x 4cm in the left tongue (Figure 3-A) pathological necrotic lymph node at level 2 A (Figure 3-B) and a small nodule measuring 1.3 cm x 0.8 cm in the right breast. The patient suffered from weight loss and nutritional deficiency

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