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Biopsy report of buccal mucosa: infiltrating moderately differentiated keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma. what does this means.?
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You have cancer: Untreated, it will kill you. These oral cancers can more often than not be successfully managed by a multidisciplinary team. Wishing you the best.
Answered 12/2/2014
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Needs treatment: Means you have cancer of oral cavity ( buccal mucosa ) from your description appear to be localised you will have good prognosis needs further work up for staging &care , by surgical excision for localized small area, or chemo radiation , discuss with your physicians and please do not delay . Good luck.
Answered 2/7/2016
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