Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Carcinoma of the Tongue: A Case-control Study on Etiologic Factors and Dental Trauma

  • Bektas-Kayhan, Kivanc (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University) ;
  • Karagoz, Gizem (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University) ;
  • Kesimli, Mustafa Caner (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University) ;
  • Karadeniz, Ahmet Nafiz (Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University) ;
  • Meral, Rasim (Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University) ;
  • Altun, Musa (Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University) ;
  • Unur, Meral (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University)
  • Published : 2014.03.01
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Abstract

Background: Carcinoma of the tongue is the most common intra-oral malignancy in Western countries. Incidence and mortality rates have increased in recent years, and survival has not improved. This study aimed to determine etiologic factors for tongue cancer with age-sex matched case-control data. Materials and Methods: 47 patients with carcinoma of the tongue referred to our oral medicine clinic between years 2005-2006 were analyzed and compared with control group data. The medical records, including family history of cancer, dental trauma, and history of abuse of alcohol and tobacco products was recorded for all subjects. Chi square comparison tests and linear regression analysis were performed using the SPSS program for statistics. Results: Patient and randomly selected control groups each consisted of 30 male and 17 female subjects with mean ages 53.2 (${\pm}12.6$) and 52.6 (${\pm}11.5$) years respectively. Smoking and alcohol abuse proportions were significantly higher in the patient group (p=0.0001, p<0.0001 respectively). Chronic mechanical trauma was observed in 44.7% of the patients and 17.0% of the control group (p=0.004). Similarly, family history of cancer of any type (for the first degree relatives) was found to be more common in the patient group (p=0.009). On regression analysis, alcohol abuse, family history of cancer, smoking, chronic mechanical traumas appeared as significant etiologic factors (p=0.0001). Conclusions: We believe that field cancerization may become evident in oral and oropharyngeal mucosa with multiple steps of molecular changes starting from the first sign of dysplasia with chronic exposure to etiological factors. Chronic trauma cases need particular attention to search for very early signs of cancer.

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