Intraoral exam Flashcards
what is the gold standard for diagnosing oral cancer
biopsy
what percent of cancers does oral cancer make up
3%
what percentage of people diagnosed with oral cancer have a 5 year survival rate
57%
what gender is more affected by oral cancer
men twice as much
what percent of oral cancer is found in stage 1 or 2
40%
what is the survival rate of stage 1 or 2 oral cancer
80-90%
what is the survival rate of state 3 or 4 oral cancer
33%
what is the recurrence percentage in stage 3 or 4 oral cancer in 2 years
67%
how do you describe cancerous lesions
-number
-size
-shape
-color
-profile
-base
-border
texture
what are the risk factors for oral cancer
-tobacco #1
-alcohol #2
-viruses HPV and HIV
-sun exposure
-inadequate nutrition
-genetic predisposition
-chronic inflammation
-radiation exposure
-carcinogen exposure
what percentage of oral cancer could be prevented by eliminating tobacco and alcohol use
75%
what percent reducation after 5 years without tobacco
35%
how do you avoid oral cancer
-eliminate tobacco and alcohol
-lip balm with sunscreen
-HPV vaccine
-diet rich in fruit and veggies
what are the high risk areas for oral cancer
-floor of mouth
-lateral border of tongue
-ventral surface of tongue
-oropharynx
what are signs and symptoms of oral cancer
-nonhealing ulcer
-bleeding
-lymphadenopathy
-hardness
-parasthesia
-drooling
what is induration
firm but not as hard as bone
describe a routine oral cancer exam
-question pt about risk factors
-examine face
-palpate lymph nodes
-palpate lips
-palpate labial and buccal mucosa
-examine bimanually palpate floor of mouth
-examine/palpate tongue
-examine hard and soft palate
-examine tonsils and oropharynx
what is compressible
pressure alters its shape
what is doughy
returns slowly to original shape
what is spongy
returns quickly to original shape
what is collapsing
contents expressed usually fluid like -abscess
what is pitting
soft and leaves indentation- edema
what is blanching
color change
what is discrete
separate, not running together or blending
what is confluent
running together, merging, blended
what is verrucose
covered with wart like growths, cauliflower like surface
what is sessile
attached to the surface on a broad base
-immobile, fixed, firmly attached
-lacks a stalk
what is a pedunculated lesion
elevated lesions having a narrow stem which acts as a base, elongated stalk
where do pedunculated squamous papilloma occur
on the soft palate, tonsil, or epiglottis
what is erythema
red area of variable size and shape usually in patches
what are petechiae and what are they caused by
round red pinpoint areas of hemorrhage caused by trauma, viral infection or bleeding problem
what are macules
-small circumscribed area of color change
-brown, black, blue,red
-not elevated or depressed
-ex: a freckle
what is an eschar
a sloughing of epithelium caused by disease trauma or chemical burn
what is a torus
bony elevation or prominence
what is a patch
-large area of color or texture change
-not elevated or depressed
what is an ulcer
an area extending below the basal layer
-gradual tissue disintegration
-usually painful
what is crust
an outer layer covering or scab from a coagulation of blood, serum, pus or any combination
what is plaque
a solid, flat, area often keratinized
what is a papule
a superficial elevated solid lesion, any color, solid base or pedunculated
what is a vesicle
smal fluid filled, elevated lesion with a thin surface covering
what is a pustule
small vesicular type lesion containing purulent material rather than clear fluid
-creamy white or yellow
what is a nodule
an elevated deep solid lesion
-overlying mucosa not fixed