Pedunculated pharyngeal lesions.
Dentists enjoy a unique position in the health care field because they examine and treat more intraoral disease than any other specialty. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the dentist to examine the entire oral cavity and not just the teeth. Thorough intraoral examination may reveal undiagnosed pathological lesions which arise outside the oral cavity but are pedunculated and present in the mouth or oropharynx. The article presents three cases of such lesions which are potentially life threatening but may be cured if detected and treated early.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D004825:Epiglottis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008875:Middle Aged; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010160:Palate, Soft; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010614:Pharynx; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis*