Oropharyngeal cancer

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Oropharyngeal cancer
TermOropharyngeal cancer
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TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Oropharyngeal cancer - (pronounced) (OR-oh-fuh-RIN-jee-ul-KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the tissues of the oropharynx (the part of the throat at the back of the mouth, including the soft palate, base of the tongue and tonsils). Most oropharyngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in flat cells lining the oropharynx)

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