Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** A carcinoma arising in the lip or oral cavity. Most oral cavity carcinomas are squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue, buccal mucosa, or gums. Less frequent morphologic variants include mucoepidermoid carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Lip carcinomas are usually basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas.

**Synonyms:** - Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer - Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer - Oral Cancer - Oral Carcinoma - oral cancer