Cheek cancer

Carcinoma of the buccal mucosa is also one of the common oral cancers, ranking second or third among oral cancers. Most are moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinomas, and a few are adenocarcinomas and malignant pleomorphic adenomas. The area of ​​buccal cancer should be between the upper and lower buccal furrows, before the wing mandibular ligament, and include the medial lip mucosa according to UICC regulations.

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