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Signs & Symptoms
Chewing betel nuts
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111432/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Risk-Factors]
Chewing tobacco
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111432/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Risk-Factors]
Tobacco cigarette smoke
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111432/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Risk-Factors]
headache
(negative symptom)
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111434/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Diagnostic-Tests]
Physical Examination
Neck nodes
Note: due to rich lymphatic drainage of the oropharynx
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111433/Oropharyngeal-cancer/History-Exam]
red swollen tonsils
(negative symptom)
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111434/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Diagnostic-Tests]
Neck lymphadenopathy
Note: due to neck nodes, due to rich lymphatic drainage of the oropharynx
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111433/Oropharyngeal-cancer/History-Exam]
Lab / Serology
Human papillomavirus-16 infection
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111432/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Risk-Factors]
Atypical keratinocytes with pleomorphism on neck biopsy
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111434/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Diagnostic-Tests]
Hyperchromatic nuclei on neck biopsy
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111434/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Diagnostic-Tests]
Complication
Low protein
Note: due to weight loss
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111434/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Diagnostic-Tests]
Low prealbumin
Note: due to weight loss
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111434/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Diagnostic-Tests]
Elevated BUN
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/111434/Oropharyngeal-cancer/Diagnostic-Tests]