Oral Malignancies Can Be Linked to Specific Carcinogens,the Most Important

question 13

Multiple Choice

Oral malignancies can be linked to specific carcinogens,the most important one being tobacco.Benign or malignant lesions of the tongue,floor of the mouth,alveolar ridge,buccal mucosa,or tonsillar area are excised depending on the extensiveness of disease,involvement of surrounding vessels and nerves,and candidacy for surgery.Benign or small malignant tumors of the oral cavity may be excised without a neck dissection.What indicator would prompt the surgeon to perform a neck dissection for benign or small malignant tumors?

• A) Evidence of disease in the upper lymphatic chain
• B) Suspicious metastatic disease
• C) Presence of diagnosed malignancy
• D) All of the options would be indications for neck dissection

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