GINGIVAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT. CLINICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL PATTERNS CORRELATIONS

Resumo

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common neoplasm in the oral cavity, accounting for approximately 90% of all cases. There has been a growing increase in the number of patients with SCC without exposure to typical risk factors and associated with individuals of the female sex, with sites of greater predilection indicating the tongue and maxillary alveolus. The case reported described a SCC of the maxillary gingiva in a female patient in her fourth decade of life, with no history of exposure to typical risk factors and no previous history of potentially malignant conditions. Clinically, the tumor showed proliferative, ulcerated, and bleeding characteristics, with tooth mobility due to the total loss of bone insertion. Radiographically, an osteolytic lesion with poorly defined margins was noticed, in addition to bone infiltration. In the histological examination, as well as in other laboratory tests, results indicated features characteristic of gingival SCC.

Keywords: Gingival neoplasms. Squamous cell carcinoma. Diagnostic imaging.