Squamous cell carcinoma in young non-smoker patient: case report
International Journal of Development Research
Squamous cell carcinoma in young non-smoker patient: case report
Received 11th February, 2021; Received in revised form 16th March, 2021; Accepted 23rd April, 2021; Published online 30th May, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Amanda de Almeida Lima Borba Lopes et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) represents approximately 90% of all oral malignant neoplasms. Oral SCC is more common in white men between the sixth and seventh decades of life, alcoholics, and smokers, and affects mainly the lateral border of the tongue. When it affects young people, it occurs predominantly in non-smoker and non-alcoholic women and the commonsite isthe lateral border of the tongue. Its incidence in young individuals is increasing, and their mechanisms of development are still undefined. This paper aims to report a case of SCC in the lateral border of the tongue in a 25-year-old black man.
