Screening for oral cavity cancer: a 1-year experience of a regional hospital in Taiwan

Tzu-Hang Chi; Chien-Han Yuan; Rong-Feng Chen

Article:
Screening for oral cavity cancer: a 1-year experience of a regional hospital in Taiwan

creativeworkseries.issn	JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.author	Tzu-Hang Chi
dc.contributor.author	Chien-Han Yuan
dc.contributor.author	Rong-Feng Chen
dc.creator.affiliation	Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Otolaryngology, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
dc.creator.affiliation	Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China.
dc.creator.affiliation	Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China.
dc.date.accessioned	2026-10-07T06:09:55Z
dc.date.available	2026-10-07T06:09:55Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description.abstract	Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk factors affecting precancerous lesions, and cancer of oral cavity, and to assess efficacy of visual screening for oral mucosal lesions. Methods: The medical records of patients older than 30 years of age with history of habitual cigarette smoking or betel quid chewing that received screening for oral mucosal lesions between January 2012 and December 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. The patients' age, gender, risk factors, screening findings, and histopathology results of biopsy were included for further analysis. Results: A total of 1341 patients were enrolled in this study. There were 1080 males and 261 females ranging from 30 to 96 years of age, with a mean age of 53.9Â±13.6 years. After screening, 226 (16.9%) were found to be positive of oral lesions. Among these 226 patients, 69 (30.5%) underwent biopsy under local anesthesia, and the histopathology showed malignancy in 13 (5.8%). All of the confirmed malignant cases were squamous cell carcinoma. Among them, 12 received further staging examination and one was lost to follow-up resulting in unknown stage. The early stage oral cavity cancer (stage I and II) accounted for 84.6% (11/13). Conclusions: The detection rate of early stage oral cavity cancer in our study was reasonable. Therefore, visual screening for oral cavity cancer is recommended for patients with habitual cigarette smoking or betel quid chewing. Keywords: Betel quid chewing; Cigarette smoking; Oral cavity cancer; Screening.
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.2712
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/7999
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Nepal Medical Association
dc.subject	Betel quid chewing
dc.subject	Cigarette smoking
dc.subject	Oral cavity cancer
dc.subject	Screening
dc.title	Screening for oral cavity cancer: a 1-year experience of a regional hospital in Taiwan
dc.type	Article
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local.article.type	Original Article
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