ISSN 2756-3421
African Journal of Dentistry ISSN 2756-3421 Vol. 12 (5), pp. 001-004, May, 2024. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Case Report
A Clinical Analysis of a Well-differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Case
Nutan Tyagi1* and Rishi Tyagi2
1IDST Dental College, Delhi-Meerut Road (NH-58), Kadrabad, Modinagar, Dist. Ghaziabad, India.
2Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, University of Delhi, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden , Delhi-95, India.
Accepted 24 October, 2023
Abstract
In India, cancer of the oral cavity is one of the five leading sites of cancer in either gender. More than 90% of the oral cancers occur in patients over the age of 45, with a male predilection. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common neoplasm of the oral cavity. The current case highlights the caution that needs to be exercised in clinical assessment and differential diagnosis of SCC from another chronic ulcer with similar features (tubercular ulcer). The treatment modalities of the two vary, thus making correct judgement and diagnosis essential.
Key words: Squamous cell carcinoma, tubercular ulcer, differential diagnosis.