Question 254 · LDEK · Malignant tumors
Choose correct sentences regarding the oral mucosa cancer:
1) the most common type of such cancer is squamous cell carcinoma;
2) oral mucosa cancer often gives distant metastases via blood vessels due to excellent head vascularization;
3) it most often develops in the area of the tongue, next the floor of oral cavity, buccal mucosa and gingiva;
4) typical cancerous ulceration in case of mucosa cancer is very painful from the beginning;
5) in case of oral mucosa cancer in stage T1, T2 both surgical and radiological treatment can be administered.
The correct answer is:
2) oral mucosa cancer often gives distant metastases via blood vessels due to excellent head vascularization;
3) it most often develops in the area of the tongue, next the floor of oral cavity, buccal mucosa and gingiva;
4) typical cancerous ulceration in case of mucosa cancer is very painful from the beginning;
5) in case of oral mucosa cancer in stage T1, T2 both surgical and radiological treatment can be administered.
The correct answer is:
- A. 2, 3.
- B. 4, 5.
- C. 2, 5.
- D. 1, 5.
- E. 1, 3, 5.
Hint
Consider the histological type, the main route of spread (lymphatic vs hematogenous) and whether early cancer ulcers hurt.
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