Fatores de risco ocupacionais para o câncer de cabeça e pescoço: relato de caso e revisão de literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Skin Cancer as well as Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) are highly prevalent diseases in the overallsociety, in several countries, specially due to occupational exposure to ultraviolet rays, which impact negatively the lives of many individuals bearing malignant neoplasms. Objective: The research aims at stating one clinical case of head and neck carcinoma of patient assisted by the Oral Diagnosis Practice – DOD/CCBS/UFS, by holding a literature review on the subject. Case Report: 60-year- old female patient with Basal Cells Carcinoma (BCC), who presented a skin lesion, a kind of greyish spot on her nose, with evollution within 4 years, which changed into a sore in nasal apex. She refers to suffer from hipertension and circulatory disorders under medical treatment. Conclusion: Sun exposure cause is an important risk factor on the development of skin cancer in apex nose among some workers, becoming something to be modified in short and long terms. It is of much importance as well to ratify the importance of the preventive aspect to secondary factors,as well as clinical follow-ups post diagnosis for the detection of supposed relapses or even new primary lesions of such nature.