Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in chronic areca nut chewing Indian women: Case series and review of literature

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in chronic areca nut chewing Indian women: Case series and review of literature

Background: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is an important public health problem in India. Several risk factors such as tobacco, human papilloma virus, alcohol, areca nut usage have been extensively studied as causative agents. Though Areca nut chewing is known cause of oral cancer, i...

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Main Authors: Sidramesh Shivanand Muttagi, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Rohith Gaikwad, Bikramjit Singh, Prashant Pawar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Subjects:
Areca nut
oral cancer
oral submucous fibrosis
potentially malignant lesion
Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2012;volume=33;issue=1;spage=32;epage=35;aulast=Muttagi
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