Oral cancer squamous cell carcinoma belongs to one kind of malignant tumors in the oral cavity, which originates from epithelial cells of oral mucosa, and is the main subtype of malignant tumors in the oral cavity, roughly accounting for about 90% of all malignant tumors in the oral cavity.
1. The risk factors of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity include smoking, alcoholism and other bad life habits, which can easily increase the probability of mutation of epithelial cells in the oral cavity, but the tumor is not hereditary, which is mainly caused by the mutation of acquired oncogenes.
2. The main clinical manifestation of the patient is recurrent oral ulcers that are difficult to heal, so the patient is prone to pain when swallowing, and the tumor invades into the nearby lymph nodes, which may lead to the appearance of unidentified swellings on the cheeks, and the patient often suffers from unexplained weight loss.
If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital for early treatment.