Lip and oral cavity carcinoma

MedGen UID:: 67387
•Concept ID:: C0220641
•: Neoplastic Process

Synonyms:	Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer; lip and oral cavity cancer; Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma; lip and oral cavity carcinoma; Oral Cancer; oral cancer; Oral Carcinoma; oral carcinoma

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0023644

Definition

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. [from NCI]

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Lip and oral cavity carcinoma

Pathological process
- Disease
  - Neoplasm
    - Epithelial neoplasm
      - Carcinoma
        Head and neck carcinoma
        Lip and oral cavity carcinoma
        Carcinoma of lip
        Lip Basal Cell Carcinoma
        Recurrent Lip Basal Cell Carcinoma
        Stage 0 Lip Basal Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage I Lip Basal Cell Carcinoma
        Stage II Lip Basal Cell Carcinoma
        Stage III Lip Basal Cell Carcinoma
        Stage IV Lip Basal Cell Carcinoma
        Lip carcinoma in situ
        Metastatic Lip Carcinoma
        Metastatic Lip Squamous Cell Carcinoma
        Squamous cell carcinoma of lip
        Stage I Lip Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage II Lip Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage III Lip Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IV Lip Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IVA Lip Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IVB Lip Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IVC Lip Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer by AJCC v6 and v7 Stage
        Stage 0 Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage 0 Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage I Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage I Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage I Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage II Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage II Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage II Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage III Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage III Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage III Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IV Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IVB Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IVC Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7
        Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer by AJCC v8 Stage
        Stage I Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
        Stage II Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
        Stage III Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
        Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
        Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
        Stage IVB Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
        Stage IVC Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
        Lip and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
        Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
        Alveolar Ridge Squamous Cell Carcinoma
        Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma
        Metastatic Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
        Palate Squamous Cell Carcinoma
        Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma
        Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
        Refractory Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
        Squamous cell carcinoma of buccal mucosa
        Squamous cell carcinoma of floor of mouth
        Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue
        Stage 0 Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage I Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage II Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage III Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IV Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Unresectable Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
        Verrucous carcinoma of oral cavity
        Recurrent Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
        Metastatic Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma
        Locally Advanced Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma
        Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Carcinoma
        Metastatic Oral Cavity Carcinoma
        Metastatic Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
        Metastatic Oral Cavity Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
        Oral cavity carcinoma
        Floor of the Mouth Carcinoma
        Floor of Mouth Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
        Floor of mouth mucoepidermoid carcinoma
        Gingival Carcinoma
        Lower Gingival Carcinoma
        Upper Gingival Carcinoma
        Odontogenic Carcinoma
        Ameloblastic carcinoma
        Clear Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma
        Ghost Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma
        Sclerosing Odontogenic Carcinoma
        Oral Cavity Adenocarcinoma
        Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
        Hard Palate Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
        Recurrent Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
        Stage I Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage II Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
        Stage III Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IV Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Tongue Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
        Oral cavity mucoepidermoid carcinoma
        Hard Palate Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
        Recurrent Oral Cavity Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
        Stage I Oral Cavity Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage II Oral Cavity Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
        Stage III Oral Cavity Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Stage IV Oral Cavity Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
        Tongue Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
        Palate Carcinoma
        Carcinoma of hard palate
        Carcinoma of soft palate
        Recurrent Oral Cavity Carcinoma
        Tongue carcinoma
        Anterior Tongue Carcinoma
        Posterior Tongue Carcinoma
        Tongue Adenosquamous Carcinoma
        Recurrent Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma

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Epidemiology and management of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma in Ireland.

Sexton GP, Hintze JM, Walsh P, Moriarty F, Lennon P, Fitzgerald CWR, O'Neill JP
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Actinic cheilitis: a treatment review.

Shah AY, Doherty SD, Rosen T
Int J Dermatol 2010 Nov;49(11):1225-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04580.x. PMID: 20964646

Current treatment options in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity.

Palme CE, Gullane PJ, Gilbert RW
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2004 Jan;13(1):47-70. doi: 10.1016/S1055-3207(03)00123-6. PMID: 15062361

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