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The interval since first symptoms until diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region is still a problem in southern Brazil.
CONCLUSIONS: The identification of the itinerary characteristics of this specific population may reflect in more effective public policies, such as primary and secondary prevention programs, aiming to increase the survival of oncological patient. Furthermore, the knowledge of the variables that influence the late diagnosis minimizes patient's journey in search of care to cancer centers through health programs. PMID: 33037811 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal - October 11, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal Source Type: research

Simple bone cyst: description of 60 cases seen at a Brazilian School of Dentistry and review of international literature.
CONCLUSIONS: The SBC is an asymptomatic lesion often discovered in routine image exams in young patients. The unilocular, well defined margin with scalloped appearance is characteristic and helps the definition of diagnosis. This review suggests a different epidemiologic trend concerning to the sex and it confirms the posterior region of mandible as the more frequent location. The conservative treatment with limited exploration and curettage remains as the gold-standard treatment. PMID: 32683391 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal - July 21, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal Source Type: research

Prognostic factors associated with overall survival in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.
CONCLUSION: Analysis of specific subsites of the oral cavity revealed substantial differences in prognostic factors associated with poor survival in OCSCC. PMID: 32520923 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal - June 12, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal Source Type: research