Evaluation of the Histopathologic Reports of Oral Lesions in Razi Laboratory in Rasht in 2014-2018

Background: Oral lesions can affect people’s quality of life by interfering with chewing, swallowing, and speech. These may originate from epithelial or mesenchymal tissues. Malignant oral be life-threatening. Epidemiological data in Iran is limited. Objective: This study aims to investigate the frequency Rasht, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, histopathologic reported Razi laboratory Rasht 2015 2019 were evaluated. The collected: Patients’ age sex, findings, location, type origin lesions. Non-specific diagnoses dental bone excluded. Results: A total 259 pathologic reports included. mean patients was 52.09±19 years, 40.2% male. aged <40 years mainly benign (64.2%), whereas half ≥70 mostly malignant. Tongue most common location (34.7%) main for malignant (46.7%). Benign significantly higher females males (P=0.011). Epithelial tissues site (49%) salivary glands least (11.6%) Conclusion: are more Iranian men >70 where tongue involvement tissue origin.