Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4115576 International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2008 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

SummaryMost commonly, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral cavity presents during the fifth and sixth decades of life. Less than 4% of these cancers occur in patients younger than 40 years of age. Only a small sample of this subgroup exists of pediatric patients (≤20 years), making oral SCC in children an extremely rare entity. An 11-year-old boy is presented who developed a SCC of the gingiva. The relevant literature of oral SCC in pediatric patients will be reviewed as well.

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