TÌNH HÌNH MẮC UNG THƯ LƯỠI – SÀN MIỆNG TẠI BỆNH VIỆN RĂNG HÀM MẶT TRUNG ƯƠNG HÀ NỘI TRONG GIAI ĐOẠN 2023-2025

Abstract

Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of tongue and floor of mouth cancer at the National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology in Hanoi during the period of 2023-2025. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted on patients with tongue and floor of mouth cancer at the National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology in Hanoi from 2023-2025. Results: The average age was 56.4 years; the male/female ratio was 2/1; ulcer and pain accounted for 56.67% of symptoms, and bleeding accounted for 20%; Tongue border tumors accounted for 50%, and floor of mouth tumors accounted for 36.7%; The time from symptom onset to hospitalization was less than 3 months in 56.66% of cases; Squamous cell carcinoma accounted for 86.67%, with the remainder being adenoid cystic carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Conclusion: Tongue and floor of mouth cancer is observed in both sexes with a higher rate in males. Patients are often middle-aged or elderly, but there is a trend toward younger ages. The rate of risk factors is no longer recorded at a high level as living habits and practices in Vietnam are increasingly changing. Early-stage symptoms of tongue and floor of mouth cancer are difficult to detect, while symptoms such as ulceration and pain are most common. The majority of patients come to the hospital within 3 months after symptom detection, showing the effectiveness of raising patient awareness. Squamous cell carcinoma at the tongue border is the most common.