Oral cancer

Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma is 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. More

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Also known as:

  • Cancer the mouth,
  • Oral cavity cancer,
  • Oral cancer,
  • Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma

Medicine

Survival Rates:

Years Rate Disease Stage
  • 5 yr.
  • 62 %
  • 5 yr.
  • 47 %
  • 5 yr.
  • 83 %
  • 5 yr.
  • 73 %
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