Epithelial Tumors of the Oral Cavity



Epithelial tumors of the oral cavity can be divided into benign and malignant.

Squamous cell papilloma

 * It occurs mainly on the palate, buccal mucosa and lips.

Carcinoma of the Lip

 * Occurrence mainly on the lower lip.
 * Mostly in older men.
 * It metastasizes to the submandibular and submental nodes very late.
 * Diagnosis very good.
 * At first a small hardening of the lip, then the separation of epithelia, the formation of a crust, under the crust a ulcer forms.

Carcinoma of the Tongue

 * The most malignant tumor of the oral cavity.
 * It metastasizes to the lymphatic nodes and the lungs.
 * It occurs at the edges of the middle third of the tongue, tip and at the base.
 * It grows rapidly in depth.
 * Three times more common in men.
 * At first only hardening of the tongue, later ulcer, pain, grows in cauliflower style and endophytic.

Carcinoma of the Base of the Oral Cavity

 * Very common.
 * Hardened ulcer, usually located laterally from the middle part of the base.
 * It grows exophytically and endophytically.
 * It often metastasizes contralaterally to the regional nodes.

Carcinoma of the Buccal Mucosa

 * Ulceration with hardened base.
 * Mainly in the molar area.
 * Often exophytic growth.

Carcinoma of the Palate

 * It is more common on the soft palate.
 * Has the appearance of an ulceration.

Gingival Carcinoma

 * It grows exophytically and endophytically.
 * It often destroys the bone.
 * In the maxilla, it can grow into the maxillary cavity.

Literature

 * LIŠKA, Karel. Orofaciální patologie. 1. vydání. 1983.