Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas

Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 C09-C10
C01,C02.4,C05.1

Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) is a type of head and neck cancer that begins in the oropharynx, the middle part of the throat that includes the soft palate, the base of the tongue, the tonsils and the side and back wall of the throat.[1] Squamous cell cancers of the tonsils are more strongly associated with human papillomavirus infection than are cancers of other regions of the head and neck.

See also

  • HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer

References

  1. ^ What Are Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers?

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