Which of the following is not true about Ca hard palate?
Correct Answer: Painful
Description: In Ca Hard Palate the lesion is painless and usually presents as an irregularity on the hard palate. Half of all hard palate cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). Palatal hypesthesia indicates trigeminal nerve involvement in the sphenopalatine foramen or pterygopalatine fossa extension. Lymph node involvement is of special concern in SCC and high-grade mucoepidermoid cancer. It is rare in other salivary gland carcinomas.
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