Publications by authors named "J Lazos"

Objective: To analyze the frequency of sequential oral squamous cell carcinomas (s-OSCC), preceded by oral potentially malignant disorders, and OSCC de novo (OSCC-dn) and explore differences in their clinicopathologic presentations.

Study Design: A structured electronic search strategy identified studies that analyzed frequency, clinical, biological, demographic, biomarkers, and prognostic features of s-OSCC and OSCC-dn according to PRISMA guidelines in PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar, up to January 31, 2023. Inclusion criteria were original English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to investigate the frequency of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in relation to oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) and understand the epidemiological profile in Latin America.
  • A total of 2705 OSCC cases were analyzed, revealing a mean age of 62.8 years, with a higher prevalence among men, smokers, and drinkers, and the lateral tongue being the most affected area.
  • The findings indicate that most cases were OSCC-de novo (81.4%), highlighting regional variations in OPMD, with leukoplakia being the most common, and suggest the need for additional studies to further explore this phenomenon.
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Background: A proportion of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is preceded by oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD), and the rest might not be associated with any well-established OPMD. Chronic traumatic ulcer (CTU) has been suggested as a lesion with potential for malignant transformation, but the evidence is inconclusive.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe clinicopathological features of non-healing CTU (NHCTU) that later developed to OSCC.

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Objectives: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a multifactorial disease. The individual effect of each risk factor for OSCC may be conditioned by the frequency of other factors. The objective of this study was to identify the association between chronic mechanical irritation (CMI) and OSCC and to analyse the influence of CMI on other important risk factors for OSCC.

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