ODM 830 Oral Cancer
Test With Solution
What are the six hallmarks of cancer
1. sustaining proliferative signaling
2. evading growth suppressor
3. activating invasion and metastasis
4. enabling replicating immortality
5. including angiogenesis
6. resisting cell death
Hyperplasia
increase in normal cell number
dysplasia
presence of abnormal cell
what is the path of cell from normal to cancer
1. normal
2.
3.
,4. cancer
1. normal
2. hyperplasia
3. dysplasia
4. cancer
red flags of oral cancer
- clinical appearance of lesion
- duration of lesion
- location
- unknown etiology
- associated symptoms
What are the common associated symptoms of oral cancer
- oropharynx
- dysphagia
- odynophagia
- tingling and numbness
steps to diagnosis
1. identify specious lesions
2. biopsy for definitive diagnosis
3. imaging (pan, MRI, CR, CBCT)
, 4. lab work
VELscope
a screening system used to detect diseased tissues in the oral cavity
Brush biopsy
much like the exfoliative test, a pipe stem brush is drawn across the mouth
tissues
Do VELscope and brush biopsy eliminate the need for traditional biopsy
no
Oral cancers are twice as common in ___ than in ____
men than in women
99% of all oral cancers are
squamous cell carcinoma a
1% of all oral cancers are _______
metastatic
risk factors of oral cancer include exposure to....
- smoking tobacco
- alcohol
- smokeless tobacco
Other risk factors of oral cancer
- immunodeficiency (HIV or organ transplant)
Test With Solution
What are the six hallmarks of cancer
1. sustaining proliferative signaling
2. evading growth suppressor
3. activating invasion and metastasis
4. enabling replicating immortality
5. including angiogenesis
6. resisting cell death
Hyperplasia
increase in normal cell number
dysplasia
presence of abnormal cell
what is the path of cell from normal to cancer
1. normal
2.
3.
,4. cancer
1. normal
2. hyperplasia
3. dysplasia
4. cancer
red flags of oral cancer
- clinical appearance of lesion
- duration of lesion
- location
- unknown etiology
- associated symptoms
What are the common associated symptoms of oral cancer
- oropharynx
- dysphagia
- odynophagia
- tingling and numbness
steps to diagnosis
1. identify specious lesions
2. biopsy for definitive diagnosis
3. imaging (pan, MRI, CR, CBCT)
, 4. lab work
VELscope
a screening system used to detect diseased tissues in the oral cavity
Brush biopsy
much like the exfoliative test, a pipe stem brush is drawn across the mouth
tissues
Do VELscope and brush biopsy eliminate the need for traditional biopsy
no
Oral cancers are twice as common in ___ than in ____
men than in women
99% of all oral cancers are
squamous cell carcinoma a
1% of all oral cancers are _______
metastatic
risk factors of oral cancer include exposure to....
- smoking tobacco
- alcohol
- smokeless tobacco
Other risk factors of oral cancer
- immunodeficiency (HIV or organ transplant)
