Neoplastic Process
oropharyngeal carcinoma
o·ro·pha·ryn·ge·al car·ci·no·ma
Definitions related to oropharyngeal carcinoma:
  • (oropharyngeal cancer) Cancer that forms in tissues of the oropharynx (the part of the throat at the back of the mouth, including the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the tonsils). Most oropharyngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in flat cells lining the oropharynx).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Carcinoma, predominantly squamous cell, arising from the epithelial cells of the oropharynx.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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