Lip Cancer: Symptoms, Stages & Treatment Question.1. Describe incidence, spread, differential diagnosis and treatment of carcinoma of lips. Answer. Incidence Incidence of carcinoma of lip is 15% of head and neck cancers and 1% of all cancers. Carcinoma of lip Spread Carcinoma of lip spreads to sub-mental and sub-mandibular lymph nodes (Level I) and later to … [Read more...] about Lip Cancer: Symptoms, Stages & Treatment
Head And Neck Cancers
Head And Neck Cancers Carcinoma Of Alveolus Clinical Features Early invasion of bone takes place mostly via the PDL and this causes extensive mobility and premature loss of the regional teeth. Extraction of tooth often leads to early bone invasion,which causes non-healing or delayed healing of the extraction socket. Mandibular lesions often extend to the adjoining … [Read more...] about Head And Neck Cancers
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Symptoms, Causes
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Symptoms, Causes Discuss briefly squamous cell carcinoma. Answer. Squamous cell carcinoma is histological terminology for cancer arising from stratified squamous epithelium. Squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity i.e. oral squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of oral cavity. "Understanding The Causes Of Oral Squamous … [Read more...] about Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Symptoms, Causes
Mandibulectomy – Surgery
Mandibulectomy - Surgery Write Short Note On Hemimandibulectomy. Answer. Hemimandibulectomy means half of the mandible is removed to excise the lesion which is involving that region. "Causes Requiring Mandibulectomy" Types Of Hemimandibulectomy Condyle sparing hemimandibulectomy: This method is done for extensive lesions which involve both inferior and posterior … [Read more...] about Mandibulectomy – Surgery
Excisional And Incisional Biopsy
Excisional And Incisional Biopsy Incisional Biopsy This is the excision of a portion of lesion for microscopic examination. This method is employed on large, diffse lesions which has the size of 2 cm in its greatest dimension. This method can also be dome on lesions suspected for malignancy. Aim of this method is to remove a portion of lesional tissue in question … [Read more...] about Excisional And Incisional Biopsy