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Question 51#

Regarding tumour invasion of the mandible from an oral cavity squamous carcinoma:

A. The pathophysiology of mandibular invasion from an oral cancer alters after radiotherapy
B. Usually leads to decreased sensation in the lip
C. Makes a tumour inoperable
D. The best way of determining bony invasion is with a bone scan
E. A SCC can only invade through the occlusal ridge of the mandible in a dentate patient

Correct Answer is A

Comment:

The pathophysiology of mandibular invasion from an oral cancer alters after radiotherapy.