Prognostic significance of preoperative anaemia on occurrence of regional metastases and second primary tumours in patients with early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative anaemia on the risk of occurrence of regional metastases and second primary tumours in patients with early-stage (cT1-T2N0M0) oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) after primary surgical treatment. Consecutive patients with OSCC who were referred to University Hospital Dubrava and University Clinical Centre of Kosovo between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2010, and who met the following criteria, were included: adult> 18 years of age; verified cT1-T2N0M0 stage; available data on clinical and laboratory work-up allowing the assessment of demographics, lifestyle/habits, anaemia, and comorbidities. The inclusion time-frame allowed a maximum potential censored observation of 15 years and minimum censored observation of 5 years (patients treated by the end of 2010).

A clinical study on survival rate of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip in Kosovo.

Objective: The aim of this study is to find out the survival rate of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip in Kosovo and to see the effect of stage of disease on the success of surgical treatment.

Patients And Methods: 789 patients with SCCLL who were referred to the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Kosovo, were examined during a period of 20 years (between 1993 and 2013). 614 (77.