Oral cancer Flashcards
What is the most common type of cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma (>90%)
What is the 5 year survival of oral cancer
40-50%
What are high risk sites of oral cancer
Ventral tongue
Lateral border of tongue
Floor of mouth
Tonsillar pilars
What are low risk sites of oral malignancy
Soft palate
Dorsal tongue
What are signs of mouth cancer
Red patches White patches Speckled Ulcer Lumps
What are the symptoms of oral cancer
Numbness Pain in mouth indescribable Hoarseness Dysphagia Voice change
What are the risk factors for oral malignancy
Male Vit deficiencies Alcohol Smoking HPV Candida Previous squamous cell cancer Post transplant
Histology of oral cancer
Invasion and destruction of local tissues
Well differentiated oral cancer
Obviously squamous - keratinized
Poorly differentiated oral cancer
Difficult to identify as squamous cell
What is used to diagnose mouth cancer
Biopsies
What staging is used for oral malignancies
TNM
What treatment is used for oral malignancies
Surgery
+/- adjuvant
What vitamin deficiencies can lead too oral malignancies
Vit A, C, Iron
What is vitamin A used to treat
Leukoplakia
