Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignancy of the oral cavity, accounting for approximately 15,000 new cases and 5,000/year in Brazil. Despite advances in treatment, survival rates have remained unchanged since the 1980s at approximately 50%. The aim of the present study was to establish the survival rate of patients diagnosed with OSCC and treated in Varginha, MG, Brazil. Medical records from the Bom Pastor Hospital were surveyed for data regarding age, gender, site and size of the tumor, tobacco and alcohol consumption, treatment, metastasis, recurrence, tumor differentiation, survival and death. Patients below the age of 60 years (58%) and males (81.3%) were the majority, most of whom were smokers (79.3%) and consumed alcoholic beverages (66.3%). The most commonly affected site was the tongue (43.5%). The most common treatment reported was a combination of surgical excision, radiotherapy and chemotherapy (44.6%). Advanced tumors (T3 and T4) were most prevalent (55.4%) and the commonest histological pattern was moderately differentiated SCC (56.5%). Five-year survival was calculated at 10.1% and age was the only reliable prognostic factor regarding survival (p = 0.009), with younger patients (<60 years) having poorer survival rates (10.7%).

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