Throat cancer

• Details
• Tagged entities

Properties

Alt label

• Oropharyngeal cancer
• Oro-pharyngeal cancer

SES ID

• 405776
• 405778
• 405780

Notation

• 405776

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Cancer

Narrower

• Laryngeal cancer

Related

• Ear, nose and throat conditions

Definition

• Oropharyngeal cancer is the name given to cancers which affect the tonsils, the base of the tongue, the soft palate (roof of the mouth) and the pharynx (top of the throat).