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  2. Oral cancer - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Aphthous stomatitis - Wikipedia

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    Frequency. ~30% of people to some degree [1] Deaths. None reported. Aphthous stomatitis, [2] or recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), commonly referred to as a canker sore, is a common condition characterized by the repeated formation of benign and non- contagious mouth ulcers (aphthae) in otherwise healthy individuals.

  4. Mouth ulcer - Wikipedia

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    Diagramatic representation of mucosal erosion (left), excoriation (center), and ulceration (right) Simplistic representation of the life cycle of mouth ulcers. An ulcer (/ ˈ ʌ l s ər /; from Latin ulcus, "ulcer, sore") [2] is a break in the skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue and the disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue. [3]

  5. ‘I Almost Died of Oral Cancer at Age 33—This Is the First ...

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    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 ...

  6. Mucositis - Wikipedia

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    Mucositis. Mucositis is the painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract, usually as an adverse effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for cancer. [1] Mucositis can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, but oral mucositis refers to the particular inflammation and ulceration ...

  7. 35-year-old’s canker sore wouldn’t heal. It was stage 4 ...

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    Canker sore that wouldn't heal turned out to be stage 4 tongue cancer. Tongue cancer used to affect older men, who drank, smoke. More people under 40 have it.

  8. Oropharyngeal cancer - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Oral and maxillofacial pathology - Wikipedia

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    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.

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