Question 217 · LDEK · Precancerous lesions and neoplasms
What risk factors are common for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, the floor of the mouth and the lip?
- A. many-year history of severe tobacco and alcohol abuse.
- B. male sex, advanced age and low socioeconomic status.
- C. frequent oral HPV superinfections.
- D. pharmacologic immunosuppression.
- E. mechanical trauma associated with prostheses.
Hint
Lip cancer is driven mainly by UV light and intraoral cancers by tobacco and alcohol — what risk features do all three sites share?
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