What is Carcinoma?

Carcinoma is a cancer tissue developed from epithelial cells, whose genome has been damaged or deformed, causing cells to show malevolent properties. It grows in soft skin cells or the tissues which line the inner or outer surface of the human body such as the liver or kidneys.

Types of Carcinoma develop in mouth

1. Squamous cell carcinoma

It is a very common type of skin cancer, occurs in the mouth, and also found in the soft lining of certain organs of the human body, digestive tract, and respiratory tract. Carcinoma has been derived from the skin, sometimes seen on areas that are exposed to direct sunlight such as the face, ears, neck, lips, the backside of the hands, etc. About 90 percent of the oral carcinoma found in the mouth is Squamous cell carcinoma.

2. Minor salivary gland carcinoma

This is one of the many types of mouth cancers that develop on the salivary gland. Adenoid cystic carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma are a few of the other types.

3. Lymphoma

The tonsils in our mouth and base of the tongue are containing lymphoid tissue. Cancer that develops in the Lymph tissue is called Lymphoma

4. Benign oral cavity tumors

There are chances of developing plenty of types of noncancerous cancers in the oral cavity and oropharynx. Since these cancers have the possibility of developing into cancer, benign tumors are often surgically removed.

5. Lip Cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma and Basel cell carcinoma are the two types of carcinomas that generally develop and mostly affect men.

6. Mouth Cancer

This is a type of oral cancer that develops in any part of the mouth, including the lips, gums, or tongue.

7. Verrucous Carcinoma (VC)

It is a common type of squamous cell carcinoma and about 5 percent of carcinoma occurs in the mouth. This is usually found in people who have the habit of chewing tobacco or using snuff orally. Verrucous carcinoma is otherwise called ‘snuff dipper’s cancer.’ The victims of verrucous carcinoma have a good prognosis. The percentage of verrucous carcinoma varies from country to country and especially India ranks high.

Here are some treatment images of a patient Mr. Thanu (name changed), 57, with a tumor at the oral commissure reported some two years back at Jerush dental and facial corrective center, Thuckalay near Nagercoil as well as Marthandam.  This fully recovered happy patient used to visit us for periodic check-ups with much gratitude. It is satisfying while we see these kinds of happy patients. It induces us to excel further professionally to accumulate more such smiles to see.