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==Classification==
==Classification==
===Malignant tumors of the oral cavity===
===Malignant tumors of the oral cavity===
* Malignant tumours of the oral cavity are cancerous growths that have the potential to spread ([[metastasize]]) to other parts of the body. The oral cavity is lined with [[squamous]] [[epithelium]], which is formed by flat, scale-like cells called squamous cells. The most common oral cavity cancer starts in these cells and is called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).<ref>{{Cite web | title =Canadian Cancer Society oral cancer classification| url =http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/oral/oral-cancer/malignant-tumours/?region=ab }}</ref>
* Malignant tumours of the oral cavity are cancerous growths that have the potential to spread ([[metastasize]]) to other parts of the body.  
* The oral cavity is lined with [[squamous]] [[epithelium]], which is formed by flat, scale-like cells called squamous cells.
* The most common oral cavity cancer starts in these cells and is called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).<ref>{{Cite web | title =Canadian Cancer Society oral cancer classification| url =http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/oral/oral-cancer/malignant-tumours/?region=ab }}</ref>


====Squamous Cell Carcinoma====
====Squamous Cell Carcinoma====
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**[[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma]][[Metastatic]] cancer
**[[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma]][[Metastatic]] cancer
===Precancerous lesions of the oral cavity===
===Precancerous lesions of the oral cavity===
Several types of non-cancerous tumors and tumor-like conditions can arise in the oral cavity and [[oropharynx]]. A premalignant (or precancerous) lesion is defined as "a benign, morphologically altered tissue that has a greater than normal risk of malignant transformation." There are several different types of premalignant lesion that occur in the mouth. Some oral cancers begin as white patches (leukoplakia), red patches (erythroplakia) or mixed red and white patches (erythroleukoplakia or "speckled leukoplakia"). The most common precancerous conditions of the oral cavity are:<ref>{{Cite web | title =Canadian Cancer Society oral cancer classification| url =http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/oral/oral-cancer/malignant-tumours/?region=ab }}</ref>
* Several types of non-cancerous tumors and tumor-like conditions can arise in the oral cavity and [[oropharynx]].
*[[Leukoplakia]]
* A premalignant (or precancerous) lesion is defined as a benign, morphologically altered tissue that has a greater than normal risk of malignant transformation.
*[[Erythroplakia]]
* There are several different types of premalignant lesion that occur in the mouth.  
*Erythroleukoplakia
* Some oral cancers begin as white patches (leukoplakia), red patches (erythroplakia) or mixed red and white patches (erythroleukoplakia or "speckled leukoplakia").  
*Proliferative verrucous [[leukoplakia]] (PVL)
* The most common precancerous conditions of the oral cavity are:<ref>{{Cite web | title =Canadian Cancer Society oral cancer classification| url =http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/oral/oral-cancer/malignant-tumours/?region=ab }}</ref>
*Oral submucous fibrosis
 
**[[Leukoplakia]]
**[[Erythroplakia]]
**Erythroleukoplakia
**Proliferative verrucous [[leukoplakia]] (PVL)
**Oral submucous fibrosis


===Benign tumors and conditions of the oral cavity===
===Benign tumors and conditions of the oral cavity===

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

Overview

Oral cancer can be classified into three types based on the potential to spread to other parts of the body such as malignant tumors,precancerous conditions, and benign tumors.

Classification

Malignant tumors of the oral cavity

  • Malignant tumours of the oral cavity are cancerous growths that have the potential to spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.
  • The oral cavity is lined with squamous epithelium, which is formed by flat, scale-like cells called squamous cells.
  • The most common oral cavity cancer starts in these cells and is called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).[1]

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  • Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) tumors make up 95% of all oral cavity cancers. They are classified based on macroscopic or microscopic features.
    • Macroscopic features can be seen without a microscope. Cancers are described as:
  • Infiltrative – Cancer is growing into the deeper layers of the oral cavity.
  • Exophytic – Cancer is growing outwards from the surface of the oral cavity.
  • Verrucous– Cancer has a wart-like appearance.
  • Ulcerated– Cancer appears as an open sore.
  • Flat – Cancer appears as an abnormal area in the lining of the oral cavity.
  • Based on their microscopic features, squamous cell carcinomas are divided into 2 types:
  • Classical or conventional SCC: Most cancers of the oral cavity are classical or conventional squamous cell carcinoma. This type of SCC starts in the squamous epithelium that lines the oral cavity and occurs most often on the lower lip, tongue and floor of the mouth.
  • Variants of SCC: These squamous cell carcinomas have distinct microscopic features that make them look and behave differently from classical SCC.
  • Verrucous carcinoma
  • Basaloid SCC
  • Papillary SCC
  • Spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC)
  • Acantholytic SCC
  • Adenosquamous carcinoma
  • Lymphoepithelial carcinoma

Rare Malignant Tumors

Precancerous lesions of the oral cavity

  • Several types of non-cancerous tumors and tumor-like conditions can arise in the oral cavity and oropharynx.
  • A premalignant (or precancerous) lesion is defined as a benign, morphologically altered tissue that has a greater than normal risk of malignant transformation.
  • There are several different types of premalignant lesion that occur in the mouth.
  • Some oral cancers begin as white patches (leukoplakia), red patches (erythroplakia) or mixed red and white patches (erythroleukoplakia or "speckled leukoplakia").
  • The most common precancerous conditions of the oral cavity are:[2]

Benign tumors and conditions of the oral cavity

References

  1. "Canadian Cancer Society oral cancer classification".
  2. "Canadian Cancer Society oral cancer classification".


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