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Oral cancer, also known as oral cavity cancer, tongue cancer or mouth cancer, is a cancer of the lining of the lips, mouth, or upper throat. [6] In the mouth, it most commonly starts as a painless red or white patch , that thickens, gets ulcerated and continues to grow.
Oropharyngeal cancer, [1] [2] [3] also known as oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and tonsil cancer, [1] is a disease in which abnormal cells with the potential to both grow locally and spread to other parts of the body are found in the oral cavity, in the tissue of the part of the throat that includes the base of the tongue, the tonsils, the soft palate, and the walls of the pharynx.
Typical tongue cancer patients “are older males who smoke and drink and occasionally elderly females with probably a dental issue and therefore a predilection to developing a tongue cancer ...
Squamous cell papilloma of the mouth or throat is generally diagnosed in people between the ages of 30 and 50, [1] and is normally found on the inside of the cheek, on the tongue, or inside of lips. Oral papillomas are usually painless, and not treated unless they interfere with eating or are causing pain. [ 1 ]
Shirley Chung, “Top Chef” alum and restaurateur, announced she’s been diagnosed with Stage 4 tongue cancer. “Hiiiii loves, I have some personal news to share with you,” Chung wrote in ...
Oral tongue cancer is a cancer that happens in the front two-thirds of the tongue, while oropharyngeal tongue cancer forms at the base of the tongue in the back portion of the mouth and can extend ...
Granular cell tumor is a tumor that can develop on any skin or mucosal surface, but occurs on the tongue 40% of the time. It is also known as Abrikossoff's tumor, [1] granular cell myoblastoma, [1] granular cell nerve sheath tumor, [1] and granular cell schwannoma. [1] Granular cell tumors (GCTs) affect females more often than males. [2]
Metastasis is common in tonsillar carcinoma. It largely depends on the stage of the cancer and the route through with the cancer cells metastasize. The cancer cells may spread to adjacent structures, to lymphatics or to distant locations in the body producing secondary tumors. [citation needed]