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Extensive malignant melanoma of the oral cavity: a rare occurrence

Autops. Case Rep; 11 (), 2021
Primary malignant melanoma of the oral cavity is a rare tumor in clinical practice. Extensive malignant melanomas are still very rare in the literature. Patients with malignant melanoma of oral cavity are often diagnosed at the advanced stage of the disease due to their painless and nonspecific radiologi...

Anticancer effects of 6-shogaol via the AKT signaling pathway in oral squamous cell carcinoma

J. appl. oral sci; 29 (), 2021
Abstract Objective Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the common type of cancer that leads to death; and is becoming a global concern. Due to the lack of efficient chemotherapeutic agents for patients with oral cancer, the prognosis remains poor. 6-shogaol, a bioactive compound of ginger, ha...

Symptoms and factors associated with symptom clusters among older adults with oral and oropharyngeal cancers at diagnosis

OBJECTIVE: Describe differences in pretreatment symptoms and the composition of symptom clusters in older patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, quality of life (QoL) assessments for cancer patients (EORCT QLQ-C30 and QLQ-H & N35) were applied to 161 cases of...

Avaliação da fala pré-tratamento e pós-tratamento fonoaudiológico associado ao biofeedback ultrassonográfico de língua e de prótese bucomaxilofacial no câncer de cavidade oral

Audiol., Commun. res; 26 (), 2021
RESUMO As próteses bucomaxilofaciais (PBMF) têm como objetivo a reabilitação oral de pacientes com mutilações decorrentes de cirurgias de câncer de boca. Como parte dessa reabilitação oral, a terapia fonoaudiológica associada ao biofeedback ultrassonográfico da língua possibilita melhor preci...

Acesso e qualidade da atenção secundária e da assistência em estomatologia no Brasil

Physis (Rio J.); 31 (2), 2021
Resumo Objetivo: analisar a assistência especializada em saúde bucal nos Centros de Especialidades Odontológicas (CEO) do Brasil, com ênfase em Estomatologia, tendo em vista o aumento de novos casos de câncer de boca no país. Metodologia: análise de dados secundários do 1º ciclo do Programa ...

Association of Socio-Demographic and Clinicopathological Risk Factors with Oral Cancers: A 19-Year Retrospective Study

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the association of socio-demographic and clinic-pathological risk factors with oral cancer in Kelantan, Malaysia. Material and Methods: A 19-year cross-sectional survey was performed in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Malaysia. Medical record of 301 oral canc...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in oral cavity cancer using indocyanine green: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the value of indocyanine green (ICG) in guiding sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for patients with oral cavity cancer. An electronic database search (PubMed, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science) was performed from their inception to June 202...

Oncogenic circDHTKD1 promotes tumor growth and metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma in vitro and in vivo via upregulating miR-326-mediated GAB1

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (10), 2021
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been extensively elucidated with regard to their significant implications in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). This study performed the functional investigation of circRNA dehydrogenase E1 and transketolase domain containing 1 (circDHTKD1) in OSCC. RNA expression levels o...

Relationship between anemia and oral cancer: a case-control study

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence, type and severity of anemia at the time of diagnosis of oral cancer, and its potential association with the degree of tumor cell differentiation. This case-control study used 366 medical records of patients treated at two referral centers ...

Análise do tempo de decanulação e liberação de via oral em pacientes com câncer de boca

CoDAS; 33 (4), 2021
RESUMO Objetivo caracterizar o tempo de decanulação e liberação de dieta por via oral dos pacientes submetidos à cirurgia do câncer de boca no Hospital Alberto Cavalcante, e verificar quais fatores estão associados ao atraso no tempo de decanulação e de liberação de dieta por via oral. Méto...