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oral pharyngeal neoplasm
Used for:
oropharyngeal cancer
Used for:
oropharyngeal neoplasm
See for:
dental tissue cancer
See for:
dental tissue neoplasm
Broader Terms:
head /neck neoplasm
Broader Terms:
oral pharyngeal disorder
Broader Terms:
pharynx neoplasm
Narrower Terms:
mouth neoplasm
Related Terms:
digestive neoplasm
Scope Note:
new abnormal oropharnyngeal tissue that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease; oral pharyngeal refers to the region of the body between the lips and the oropharynx, which is pharynx below the soft palate and above the epiglottis.
Term Number:
2013-1302
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