Schwartz Feb 6th Flashcards
Alcohol has ____ effect with tobacco
and is ________
synergistic
multiplicative
TF
HPV+ oral cancer follows the tradiational demographic
false
DOES NOT FOLLOW the traditional demographics
waht is the most common STP in the us
HPV
waht is an EBV assocaited neck cancer
TYPE II nasopharyngeal carcinoma
TF
EBV antibodies are found in healthy pts who later develop NPC
true
___ can be used to monitor response to treatment and detect reoccurances
EBV DNA
what are the symptoms of oral cancer
- small lump, or ulcer
- white or red patch
- ONLY BIOPSY CAN GIVE TRUE DIAGNOSIS OF ORAL CANCER
- intitally painless and later problems with speech, swallowing, etc
TF
leukoplakia is a descriptive term
not synonymous with precancerous or premalignant
true
true
of the 3256 study that biopsied leukoplakia
___ kertosis without dysplasia
80% only a white patch
58 biopsies of Erythroplakia ___ % invasiave carcinoma
51%
Treatment option in oral cancer, surgery, ____ are PHYSICALLY REMOVED and ____ areas are spared
cancer cells
adjacent normal
Waht are the 3 concequences with treatment of oral cancer by surgery
- possible function or comestic morbidity
- anesthetic and elderly may be more complicated
3.