CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH ORAL POTENT IALLY MALIGNANT DISORDERS IN A ORAL MEDICINE SERVICE IN

Abstract

Objective To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) by an oral medicine reference center in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. Methodology This is an observational, longitudinal, and retrospective study that analyzed records of patients diagnosed with OPMDs (leukoplakia, actinic cheilitis, leukoerythroplakia, proliferative verrucous leukoplakia) from 2004 to 2019. The study variables were organized in an Excel spreadsheet. Results 82 cases of OPMDs were diagnosed, of which 49 were women. The mean age was 60.7 years; 49 patients were Caucasian. The most common lesion was leukoplakia (n = 39), followed by actinic cheilitis (n = 37), leukoerythroplakia (n = 5) and proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (n = 1). Most patients reported no tobacco (n = 49/72) or no alcohol consumption (n = 42/72). The main anatomical location of OPMDs, except for actinic cheilitis, was the gingiva (n = 13/39). The treatment of choice was surgery (n = 34/65). Conclusion OPMDs were more common among women. The mean age of 60.7 years is in accordance with the literature. The main lesion was leukoplakia, followed by actinic cheilitis. Most patients had no tobacco and/or alcohol consumption. The treatment of choice was surgery excision. Funding CNPq, PIBIC-UERJ. To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) by an oral medicine reference center in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. This is an observational, longitudinal, and retrospective study that analyzed records of patients diagnosed with OPMDs (leukoplakia, actinic cheilitis, leukoerythroplakia, proliferative verrucous leukoplakia) from 2004 to 2019. The study variables were organized in an Excel spreadsheet. 82 cases of OPMDs were diagnosed, of which 49 were women. The mean age was 60.7 years; 49 patients were Caucasian. The most common lesion was leukoplakia (n = 39), followed by actinic cheilitis (n = 37), leukoerythroplakia (n = 5) and proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (n = 1). Most patients reported no tobacco (n = 49/72) or no alcohol consumption (n = 42/72). The main anatomical location of OPMDs, except for actinic cheilitis, was the gingiva (n = 13/39). The treatment of choice was surgery (n = 34/65). OPMDs were more common among women. The mean age of 60.7 years is in accordance with the literature. The main lesion was leukoplakia, followed by actinic cheilitis. Most patients had no tobacco and/or alcohol consumption. The treatment of choice was surgery excision.