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This study aimed to characterize the clinicopathological profile, stage distribution, treatment patterns, and exposure-related characteristics of oral cancer patients treated at a national referral center in Indonesia. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using medical records of 404 patients with histopathologically confirmed oral malignancies treated between 2021 and 2025. Descriptive analyses were performed to summarize demographic, clinicopathological, staging, treatment-related, and exposure-related characteristics. Results: The mean age at diagnosis was 49.17 \u00b1 14.11 years, with a relatively balanced sex distribution. The tongue was the most common primary tumor site (76.0%), and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) represented the predominant histopathological diagnosis (81.9%). Late-stage presentation (stage III\u2013IV) was observed in 64.1% of all cases and increased to 70.7% among patients with available staging information, while 29.2% of patients had incomplete or undefined staging data. Surgical treatment, either alone or combined with adjuvant therapies, was the most frequently employed treatment modality. Notably, 21.5% of patients had no documented definitive oncologic treatment during the recorded treatment period. Smoking was reported by 35.4% of patients, alcohol consumption by 4.0%, and a family history of cancer by 24.8%. Conclusions: Advanced-stage oral cancer was highly prevalent in this referral-based cohort. The substantial burden of late-stage disease, together with incomplete staging information and the proportion of patients without documented definitive treatment, highlights challenges related to staging completeness, treatment documentation, and cancer care monitoring. 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