BACKGROUND Oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers are frequently described as part of a group of oral cancers or head and neck cancer. Treatment of oral cavity cancer is generally surgery followed by radiotherapy, whereas oropharyngeal cancers, which are more likely to be advanced at the time of diagnosis, are managed with radiotherapy or chemoradiation. Surgery for oral cancers can be disfiguri...

The objective of this study was to determine of oral and oropharynx cancer mortality rate and the results were analyzed by applying the Spatial Analysis of Empirical Bayesian Model. To this end, we used the information contained in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), Chapter II, Category C00 to C14 and Brazilian Mortality Information System (SIM) of Minas Gerais State. Descri...

This is a review of the geographic distribution of oropharyngeal cancers and of chewing habits which involve various plant materials and additives including lime. Cancers in the oropharynx and esophagus may be induced by the same carcino gens. Suspected plant carcinogens in the environments of patients with high frequencies of cancers of the oropharynx or esophagus are being tested in hamster c...

A 2-year-old child presented with pharyngeal perforation following a peroral injury with a toothbrush. Direct force applied to an object such as a toothbrush in the mouth may cause either superficial or penetrating injury within the oropharynx. A high index of suspicion is sometimes necessary to identify a pharyngeal perforation and if this is diagnosed we would advocate admission to hospital, ...

Our mouth is the gateway to our body. Food, allergens, the air we breathe everything finds its way through our mouth into our body. Our immune system in this area defends us against some of the seasonally occurring cold pathogens. Lymphoid cells located just under the epithelial mucous membranes, which line the oral cavity and oropharynx, serve this purpose. What is the function of these cells ...

Our mouth is the gateway to our body. Food, allergens, the air we breathe everything finds its way through our mouth into our body. Our immune system in this area defends us against some of the seasonally occurring cold pathogens. Lymphoid cells located just under the epithelial mucous membranes, which line the oral cavity and oropharynx, serve this purpose. What is the function of these cells ...

AIMS To compare voice quality as defined by formant analysis using a sustained vowel in patients who have undergone a partial glossectomy with a group of normal subjects. METHODS & PROCEDURES The design consisted of a single centre, cross-sectional cohort study. The setting was an Adult Tertiary Referral Unit. A total of 26 patients (19 males) who underwent partial glossectomy and 31 normal v...