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Also it has not yet spread outside the oropharynx.

The process used to find out if cancer has spread within the oropharynx or to other parts of the body is called staging.

The cancer may come back in the oropharynx or in other parts of the body.

The endoscope is then passed over the tongue and into the oropharynx.

The oral cavity and oropharynx are examined under direct vision.

The oropharynx is that part of the pharynx behind the oral cavity.

A sore throat is pain anywhere in the oropharynx.

The average length of the human tongue from the oropharynx to the tip is 10 cm (4 in).

The squamous layer of the oropharynx is continuous with the esophagus.

It can end in the oropharynx.

Abnormal cells are found in the lining of the oropharynx, These may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue.

It arises from aspiration of organisms from the oropharynx.

He snaked the flexible endoscope into the patient's nose, through the oropharynx and then down his throat.

Squamous cells are the thin, flat cells that line the inside of the oropharynx.

In stage 0, abnormalcells are found in the lining of the oropharynx.

Smoking also raises the risk of cancer of the bladder, kidney, pancreas and oropharynx.

Candidiasis is the most common clinical infection of the oropharynx in irradiated patients.

Because the oropharynx helps in breathing, eating, and talking, patients may need special help adjusting to the side effects of the cancer and its treatment.

Oropharyngeal cancer is a disease which malignant cells form in the tissue of oropharynx.

Actinomyces species that cause human disease do not exist freely in nature but are normal flora of the oropharynx.

In stage I, cancer has formed and is 2 centimeters or smaller and has not spread outside the oropharynx.

This creates a common cavity between the stomach and the oropharynx that allows the partially digested material to return to the mouth.

Certain parts of the respiratory tract, such as the oropharynx, are also subject to the abrasive swallowing of food.

Most patients tolerate the procedure with only topical anesthetic of the oropharynx using lidocaine spray.

The different parts of the throat are called the oropharynx, the hypopharynx, and the nasopharynx.