Malignancies arising from the mucosal lips, tongue, floor of the mouth, buccal mucosa, upper and lower gingiva, hard palate, retromolar trigone, or other ill-defined sites within the...
Onset, duration, associated symptoms, risk factors, family history, comorbidities
Nonhealing ulcer or mass in mouth or on lip
Area that bleeds easily or unexplained pain
Dysphagia/odynop...
OCCs remain primarily a surgical disease (2)[C].
Treatment varies depending on the location and extent of invasion (e.g., tongue, buccal wall, palate, lip) (3)[C].
Surgery and ...
American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2018. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society; 2018. https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figu...
C10.9 Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx, unspecified
C00.9 Malignant neoplasm of lip, unspecified
C02.9 Malignant neoplasm of tongue, unspecified
C04.9 Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouth, uns...
Primary and secondary prevention in regard to risk factor avoidance can be provided by medical and dental providers during at annual visits and should include complete oral exams for h...
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