Oral Cancer (Possible Questions with Errorless Answers)

What types of cancer can be called oral cancer? correct answers Throat, mouth, larynx, sinuses, salivary glands, and skin. What is unique to oral cancer? correct answers Often difficult to treat and high rate of recurrence What are the treatment options for oral cancer? correct answers Surgery, Chemo, Radiation, and Novel approaches. What are the scary stats for oral cancer? correct answers Over 40k will be diagnosed each year and over 50% will die of the disease. How are oral cancers classified clinically? correct answers Through TNM Staging and differentiation of tumor histology or grading. What does TNM refer to? correct answers T is based on size and extent of Tumor, N is whether it has reached the lymph nodes and then M refers to whether it has metastasized or not. What are some diagnostic aids to diagnose cancer and pre cancer? correct answers Oral exam, Brush cytology, Toluidine Blue or TB staining, Visualization adjuncts (light based) and Scalpel Biopsy (gold standard). What are some oral carcinogens? correct answers Tobacco, Infectious agents (viruses), Alcohol, GERD, Diet, Radiation What does oral cancer epidemiology refer to? correct answers Factors affecting the non-random distribution of cancer in a population....like cancer rates, mobidity vs. mortality, Survival. What are the anatomical site for oral cancer? correct answers Oral cavity, Pharynx, Tongue, and Esophagus. What are some common tumors? correct answers Benign connective tissue growths of hard or soft tissues, Benign epithelial surface growths like papillomas or Nevi (moles), benign salivary gland tumors, malignant epithelial surface growths, Metastatic lesions, and salivary gland malignancies. What are some malignant epithelial surface growths? correct answers Squamous cell carcinoma, Basal cell carcinoma, and Melanocarcinoma. What are some uncommon tumors? correct answers Ones with hereditary association, Lymphomas, Malignant CT growths, melanocarcinomas, and odontogenic tumors. What is Myeloma? correct answers It is an uncommon tumor, a lymphoma that is a plasma cell tumor.