NATURE OF ORAL BIOPSIES

LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HYDERABAD

Abstract

Biopsy is the removal of a tissue sample from a living body with the objective
of providing the pathologist with a representative, viable specimen for histopathologic
interpretation and diagnosis. Objectives: To find out frequency and nature of oral biopsies
reported at liaquat university hospital Hyderabad. Design: Descriptive/Cross sectional. Period:
1st February 2012 to 31st January 2014 Setting: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Liaquat
University Hospital Hyderabad. Material & Methods: A total of 180 patients were reported at
OPD and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery ward of Liaquat University Hospital for oral incisional,
excisional and punch biopsy purpose. Study design was descriptive/cross sectional study. All
patients were treated both under general anesthesia as well as local anesthesia and sedation.
All the biopsies were sent to histopathology department for confirmation of diagnosis. Results:
119 patients (66.1%) were males and 61 patients (33.8%) were females with age range from
10-80 years. Malignancy was diagnosed in 80 patients (44.4%) while odontogenic cysts were
diagnosed as second common category with 38 patients (21.1%). Conclusions: Squamous
cell carcinoma was diagnosed as the most common malignant lesion which is rising danger to
the society specially as the age advances.