evaluation of the frequency distribution of oral biopsies in shahid sadoughi hospital in yazd during 2010-2019

Background and aims: oral mucosa is prone to various lesions. some of these lesions can be earlysigns of a particular disease or even malignancy in the body. the aim of this study was to investigatethe frequency distribution of oral biopsies from 2009 to 2019.methods: in this analytical descriptive cross-sectional study, 621 records of the oral cavity biopsiesperformed in the pathology department of shahid sadoughi hospital were analyzed. age, gender,type of lesion, site of lesion, histopathological diagnosis, year of referral, and medical specialist whoperformed the biopsy were included in the study checklist. the data were analyzed using chi-squareand kruskal-wallis test in spss version 25.0.results: of 621 biopsies, 308 specimens belonged to men (49.6%) and 313 specimens belonged towomen (50.4%). the mean age of patients was 46.58±21.08 years, ranging from 6 months to 95 years.the most affected areas were the tongue (33%), lower lip (29.1%) and cheeks (17.7%). squamous cellcarcinoma (scc) (27.9%), inflammatory lesions (26.1%), mucocele (14.8%), and ulcers (8.5%) werethe most frequent lesions. there was a significant difference in the age of individuals with differentlesions (p<0.001).conclusion: the most frequent lesion diagnosed in biopsies was scc. the most frequently affected siteswere tongue and cheek. lesions were more frequent in women and were most frequently seen in thefourth, fifth, and sixth decades of life.