Question 189 · LDEK · Precancerous lesions and neoplasms
Cancerous ulceration is characterized by:
- A. pain and unevenness of the margins.
- B. infiltration of the base and enlargement of the lymph nodes.
- C. painful lymph nodes and hypertrophic lesions in the base of the ulceration.
- D. no mobility of teeth and no changes in the radiological image.
- E. not movable lymph nodes and short time of lesion development.
Hint
Focus on what is found on palpation of the ulcer base and on examination of the regional nodes.
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