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Lip and oral cavity carcinoma

MedGen UID:
67387
•Concept ID:
C0220641
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer; lip and oral cavity cancer; Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma; lip and oral cavity carcinoma; Oral Cancer; oral cancer; Oral Carcinoma; oral carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0023644

Definition

A carcinoma arising in the lip or oral cavity. Most oral cavity carcinomas are squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue, buccal mucosa, or gums. Less frequent morphologic variants include mucoepidermoid carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Lip carcinomas are usually basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas. [from NCI]

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  • Lip and oral cavity carcinoma

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ORAL WHITE LESIONS--HISTOMORHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS.
Orakzai GS, Waqar-Un-Nisa, Orakzai SH
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Actinic cheilitis: a treatment review.
Shah AY, Doherty SD, Rosen T
Int J Dermatol 2010 Nov;49(11):1225-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04580.x. PMID: 20964646
Current treatment options in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity.
Palme CE, Gullane PJ, Gilbert RW
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2004 Jan;13(1):47-70. doi: 10.1016/S1055-3207(03)00123-6. PMID: 15062361

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