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Oral cancer is a subgroup of head and neck cancers which includes those of the oropharynx, larynx, nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, salivary glands, and thyroid gland. Oral melanoma, while part of head and neck cancers is considered separately. [6] Other cancers can occur in the mouth (such as bone cancer, lymphoma, or metastatic cancers ...
Eva Grayzel, now 59 years old and living in Jacksonville, Florida, was diagnosed with stage IV oral cancer at age 33—two years after she noticed a sore on the side of her tongue that would not ...
The COMMANDO Operation or COMMANDO Procedure (COM bined MA ndibulectomy and N eck D issection O peration) is a complicated operation for 1st degree malignancy of the tongue. [1] It comprises glossectomy (total removal of the tongue) and hemimandibulectomy together with block dissection of the cervical nodes. The operation is so named because of ...
Dentistry. Oral and maxillofacial pathology refers to the diseases of the mouth ("oral cavity" or "stoma"), jaws ("maxillae" or "gnath") and related structures such as salivary glands, temporomandibular joints, facial muscles and perioral skin (the skin around the mouth). [1][2] The mouth is an important organ with many different functions.
He was then diagnosed with a 9/11-related skin cancer in his mouth (oral melanoma). He had stage 4, Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Mehring immediately underwent seven weeks of strenuous ...
An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is a specialist [surgery|surgeon]] who treats the entire [Craniofacial|craniomaxillofacial complex]]: anatomical area of the mouth, jaws, face, and skull, head and neck as well as associated structures. Depending upon the national jurisdiction, oral and maxillofacial surgery may require a degree in medicine ...
Glossectomy. A glossectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the tongue. It is performed in order to curtail malignant growth such as oral cancer. Often only a portion of the tongue needs to be removed, in which case the procedure is called a partial removal, or hemiglossectomy. A midline glossectomy is a surgical reduction of the size ...
The Oral Cancer Foundation, sometimes abbreviated to OCF, is an American, IRS-registered, 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, which focuses on oral and oropharyngeal cancer related issues and public awareness of the disease. OCF funds medical research to aid the development of methods for early discovery and disease understanding.