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Published in: Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery 1/2021

01-03-2021 | Oral Cancer | Case Report

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a 5-Year-Old Patient: A Rare Clinical Entity and Literature Review

Authors: Ramesh Ram Fry, Dinesh Chand Patidar, Deepika Patidar, Aakanksha Sharma, Sanjay Talnia, Samta Goyal

Published in: Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery | Issue 1/2021

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Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) primarily affects people above 40 years of age and is extremely rare in pediatric patients (≤ 20 years) [1, 2]. Approximately 1 in 1000 cases of head and neck SCC will occur in patients 20 years or younger [3]. …
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Metadata
Title
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a 5-Year-Old Patient: A Rare Clinical Entity and Literature Review
Authors
Ramesh Ram Fry
Dinesh Chand Patidar
Deepika Patidar
Aakanksha Sharma
Sanjay Talnia
Samta Goyal
Publication date
01-03-2021
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0972-8279
Electronic ISSN: 0974-942X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-019-01285-y

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