Abstract:
Introduction. Due to its magnitude, cancer is a priority public health problem, for which sufficient epidemiological information is required to optimize national health programs. Goal. Describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of neoplasms of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Material and methods. Observational, retrospective, analytical and cross-sectional study. Age, sex, clinical data, smoking, alcoholism, occupation, evolution time, clinical stage, histopathological diagnosis, cell differentiation and location were included. A descriptive and inferential analysis was performed with odds ratio (OR) for risk factors of cell differentiation. Results. 48 cases were identified with a mean age of 63 years, female sex 26, (54.2%). In tongue it was presented in 37.50%, tonsil 20.83% and lip with 18.75%. 56.25% were detected in stage IV. Alcohol presented an OR 1.837 (95% CI 0.563 to 5.995), comorbidities OR 1.400 (95% CI 0.448 to 4.376), age ≥50 years OR 0.618 (95% CI 0.144 to 2.660), tobacco OR 0.635 (95% CI 0.198 to 2037) were associated with a risk of lower cell differentiation. Conclusions. The main age of the cases of mouth cancer was the seventh decade of life, with no great difference between sexes, the tongue was the most common site, and the advanced stages were the stages that most frequently occurred.
