Oral cancer detection

Orville Palmer; Roger Grannum

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2011.02.009

Oral cancer detection

Dent Clin North Am. 2011 Jul;55(3):537-48, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2011.02.009.

Authors

Orville Palmer¹, Roger Grannum

Affiliation

¹ Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037, USA. odp3@columbia.edu

PMID: 21726688
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2011.02.009

Abstract

There are approximately 21,000 new cases of oral cancer every year. Although the oral cavity is relatively accessible to examination, malignant processes tend to present late with poor prognosis. To improve tumor outcome, early detection and treatment is essential. This article reviews the realms of oral cancer and its causes, as well as early detection methods and screening technologies that may be used. Currently available screening tools may help in visualizing an existing lesion or its borders, but they add little in discriminating between a premalignant, malignant, or inflammatory process.

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Early Detection of Cancer*
Humans
Luminescence
Luminescent Agents
Mass Screening / methods
Mouth Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Mouth Neoplasms / etiology
Mouth Neoplasms / therapy
Precancerous Conditions / diagnosis
Precancerous Conditions / therapy
Technology, Dental / trends

Substances

Luminescent Agents