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Authors: Engy Abdellatif, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., Ph.D., Yareen J. Alawneh, B.D.S., Saja A. Alramadhan, B.D.S., F. Zahra Aly, M.D., Ph.D., Saeed Asiry, M.D., Elizabeth Ann Bilodeau, D.M.D., M.D., M.S.Ed., Andrey Bychkov, M.D., Ph.D., Veronica Cheung, M.Ch.D., Patricia DeVilliers, D.D.S., M.S., Nella Cristina Fernandez, M.D., Timothy Fielder, M.B.B.S., Jerad M. Gardner, M.D., Sarah H. Glass, D.D.S., Joshua Seth Goldfaden, D.D.S., Raul S. Gonzalez, M.D., Ruta Gupta, M.D., Katherine Hulme, M.B.Ch.B., Nadim M. Islam, D.D.S., B.D.S., Jalal B. Jalaly, M.B.B.S., M.S., Pooja Sharma Kala, M.D., Dia Kamel, M.D., Ph.D., Arash H. Lahoutiharahdashti, M.D., Nathan Lee, D.M.D., Abberly Lott Limbach, M.D., Kelly Magliocca, D.D.S., M.P.H., Zahra Maleki, M.D., Jose G. Mantilla, M.D., Mark Mintline, D.D.S., Tony Ng, M.D., Ph.D., Aaron Niblock, M.B.B.Ch., M.Sc., Nat Pernick, M.D., S. Rajendran, M.B.B.Ch., M.Sc., Ph.D., Rema A. Rao, M.D., Vijay Shankar, M.D., Molly Housley Smith, D.M.D., Ivan J. Stojanov, D.M.D., M.M.Sc., Sally Tanakchi, M.D., Charu Thakral, M.D., Isabella Tondi Resta, M.D., Vasiliki Tzelepi, M.D., Richard J. Vargo, D.M.D., M.B.A., Michella Whisman, M.D., Bin Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Hillary Zalaznick, M.D.

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Table of contents
General:anatomy & histology books grossing & features to report staging features staging-mucosal melanoma of the head & neck staging-oral cavity staging-oropharynx & hypopharynx WHO classification-oral cavity & oropharynx
Developmental anomalies:caliber persistent artery dermoid / epidermoid cyst duplication cyst Fordyce granules hairy tongue leukoedema (pending) lingual thyroid lymphoepithelial cyst nasolabial cyst
Infectious:common oral infections oral hairy leukoplakia
Inflammatory / immune mediated (noninfectious):aphthous ulcers chronic ulcerative stomatitis geographic tongue erythema multiforme granulomatous inflammation inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia inflammatory papillary hyperplasia lichen planus median rhomboid glossitis Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome nicotine stomatitis paraneoplastic pemphigus (pending) pemphigoid pemphigus vulgaris plasma cell gingivitis pyostomatitis vegetans transient lingual papillitis traumatic ulceration with stroma eosinophilia (TUGSE)
Benign epithelial tumors & processes:frictional keratosis hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis (pending) multifocal epithelial hyperplasia pleomorphic adenoma pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia spongiotic gingival hyperplasia squamous papilloma verruca vulgaris verruciform xanthoma white sponge nevus (pending)
Other nonneoplastic:amalgam tattoo lingual tonsil focal / multifocal melanin pigmentation
Potentially malignant & dysplasia:actinic cheilitis dysplasia leukoplakia oral submucosal fibrosis smokeless tobacco keratosis proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL)
Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma:SCC-general carcinoma cuniculatum verrucous carcinoma
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma:HPV associated HPV independent
Salivary gland tumors & processes:acinic cell carcinoma adenoid cystic carcinoma adenomatoid hyperplasia of minor glands canalicular adenoma mucocele mucoepidermoid carcinoma necrotizing sialometaplasia polymorphous adenocarcinoma salivary duct cyst
Soft tissue tumors & proliferations:adult type rhabdomyoma choristoma congenital epulis of newborn ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor giant cell fibroma gingival hyperplasia irritation fibroma Kaposi sarcoma low grade myofibroblastic sarcoma melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (pending) oral focal mucinosis mucosal neuroma parulis peripheral giant cell granuloma peripheral ossifying fibroma pyogenic granuloma schwannoma subgemmal neurogenous plaque varix / varicosities / varices
Hematolymphoid proliferations and neoplasia:Burkitt lymphoma EBV positive mucocutaneous ulcer extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue myeloid sarcoma plasmablastic lymphoma
Other tumors:oral mucosal melanoma oropharnygeal neuroendocrine carcinoma (pending)
Oral cavity & oropharynx stains: acid fast calponin CD34 CK5/6 CK7 CK20 desmin EBER1 GATA3 GMS HSV1 / HSV2 mucicarmine p16 p40 p63 PAS S100 SMA SOX10 treponema IHC

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A-E:acinic cell carcinoma actinic cheilitis adenoid cystic carcinoma adenomatoid hyperplasia of minor glands adult type rhabdomyoma amalgam tattoo anatomy & histology aphthous ulcers Burkitt lymphoma caliber persistent artery canalicular adenoma carcinoma cuniculatum choristoma chronic ulcerative stomatitis common oral infections congenital epulis of newborn dermoid / epidermoid cyst duplication cyst dysplasia EBV positive mucocutaneous ulcer ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor erythema multiforme extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue
F-N:focal / multifocal melanin pigmentation Fordyce granules frictional keratosis geographic tongue giant cell fibroma gingival hyperplasia granulomatous inflammation grossing & features to report hairy tongue hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis (pending) HPV associated HPV independent inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia inflammatory papillary hyperplasia irritation fibroma Kaposi sarcoma leukoedema (pending) leukoplakia lichen planus lingual thyroid lingual tonsil low grade myofibroblastic sarcoma lymphoepithelial cyst median rhomboid glossitis melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (pending) Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome mucocele mucoepidermoid carcinoma mucosal neuroma multifocal epithelial hyperplasia myeloid sarcoma nasolabial cyst necrotizing sialometaplasia nicotine stomatitis
O-Z:oral focal mucinosis oral hairy leukoplakia oral mucosal melanoma oral submucosal fibrosis oropharnygeal neuroendocrine carcinoma (pending) paraneoplastic pemphigus (pending) parulis pemphigoid pemphigus vulgaris peripheral giant cell granuloma peripheral ossifying fibroma plasma cell gingivitis plasmablastic lymphoma pleomorphic adenoma polymorphous adenocarcinoma proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia pyogenic granuloma pyostomatitis vegetans salivary duct cyst SCC-general schwannoma smokeless tobacco keratosis spongiotic gingival hyperplasia squamous papilloma staging features staging-mucosal melanoma of the head & neck staging-oral cavity staging-oropharynx & hypopharynx subgemmal neurogenous plaque transient lingual papillitis traumatic ulceration with stroma eosinophilia (TUGSE) varix / varicosities / varices verruca vulgaris verruciform xanthoma verrucous carcinoma white sponge nevus (pending) WHO classification-oral cavity & oropharynx
Oral cavity & oropharynx books

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Franchi: 2020

Gnepp: 2020

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Neville: 2023

Slootweg: 2016

Stelow: 2020

Thompson: 2022

Wenig: 2017

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