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Volume 3 Issue 1 (January - March, 2015)

Case Reports

ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF BUCCAL MUCOSA IN A YOUNG PATIENT- A CASE REPORT
Ravi Kumar Reddy, Madhusudhana Reddy Dasara

1Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, VIMS, Bellary, Karnataka, 2Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Oncology, GDC&RI, Bellary, Karnataka

Oral squamous cell carcinoma is a crucial oncological problem in the areas of the world where tobacco habits in the form of chewing and/or smoking with or without alcohol intake are common. It is rarely seen in young people and typically occurs in the elderly men during the fifth through eighth decade of life. The importance of this case report lies on the rarity of a squamous cell carcinoma in a young patient aged 23 years.

Keywords: Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, ulceroproliferative growth, tobacco.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Ravi Kumar Reddy, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, VIMS, Bellary, Karnataka. E-mail: rkreddy2012@gmail.com
                                                            
This article may be cited as: Reddy RK, Dasara MR.  Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Buccal Mucosa in A Young Patient- A Case Report. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(1):165-168.
 
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