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12/14/07 - 01:56 AM

Which location is most frequented by an Oral cancerous lesion?

A. Lower lip

B. Upper lip

C. Tongue

D. Floor of mouth

E. Tonsil

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12/14/07 - 02:20 AM

hope4dabest
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12/14/07 - 02:14 PM

A...i read this while doing questions that if lower lip option given then pick that before floor of the mouth

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12/14/07 - 02:52 PM

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12/14/07 - 03:12 PM

new_n_lost
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12/14/07 - 03:30 PM

A

Goljan pg 331 RR 2nd Ed. Part M supoint D

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12/14/07 - 08:13 PM

yep, it's A.

pick floor of the mouth if lower lip is not there.

then comes lesion in tongue.

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12/14/07 - 10:04 PM

thats ryte! LOWER LIP > FLOOR OF MOUTH > TONGUE

in THAT order!

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02/08/08 - 05:20 AM

....lower lip is the most frequent site of the oral cancer most commonly Adenocarcinoma due to smoking....

Edit: sorrry guys its squamous cell carcinoma on the lower lip not adenocarcinoma.......which is due to tobacco,alcohol,smoking,HPV..etc..

Edited by new_n_lost on 02/08/08 - 04:29 PM. Reason: Auto merged

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