Pain complaint as the first symptom of oral cancer: A descriptive study
Pain complaint as the first symptom of oral cancer: A descriptive study
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10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.10.041
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2006-07-01
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Rapaport, Abrao
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Cuffari, Linneu;Tesseroli de Siqueira, Jose Tadeu;Rapaport, Abrao
Objective. To identify pain as the initial symptom of oral cancer patients.Study design. Hospital charts of 1412 patients (1977 to 1998) with oral cancer were reviewed (238 female and 1174 male).Results. Pain was the initial complaint in 19.2% of the sample. Oral cancer (ratio 4:1) and initial pain (ratio 9:1; P=.001) was prevalent in men. There were 12 different complaints of pain: sore throat (37.6%), tongue pain (14.0%), mouth pain (12.9%); pain when swallowing (11.1%), dental pain (5.9%); earache (5.9%); pain in the palate (4.1%); burning mouth (3.3%); gingival pain (2.2%); pain when chewing (1.1%); neck pain (1.1%), and facial pain (0.7%). Pain was associated with advanced TNM staging and location of tumor in the tongue (P=.004) and the tongue/mouth floor (P