Head Cancer Diagnoses

Head cancers include malignancies found in the locations of the scalp, face, mouth, aural areas, lips and hard or soft palate.  The below list is NOT all-inclusive.  Examples of head cancers are as follows:

  • Malignant ear tumors

    • Ceruminous Adenoma

    • Rhabdomysosarcoma

  • Malignant tumors of the eye and adnexa

    • Iris
    • Ciliary Body
    • Vitreous
    • Retina
    • Optic Disc
    • Eyelid
    • Orbit Tumors
  • Neuroednocrine tumors of the orbit
  • Carcinoid tumors of the orbit and ocular adnexa
  • Pituitary carcinoma
  • Melanoma
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma of the skin
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the skin
  • Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Pharyngeal Cancer 
    • Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    • Non-keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    • Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Jaw Cancer
    • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    • Osteosarcoma
    • Ameloblastic Carcinoma
    • Primary Intraosseous Carcinoma
    • Clear Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma
    • Ghost Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma
    • Odontogenci Carcinosarcoma
    • Odontogenic Sarcoma
    • Multiple Myeloma
  • Toungue Cancer
    • Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
    • Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
    • Polymorphous Low-grade Carcinoma
  • Oropharyngeal Cancer
    • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    • Salivary Gland Cancer
    • Lymphoma
    • Minor Salivary Gland Tumors
    • Lymphoepithelioma
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
    • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    • Keratinizing Undifferentiated Carcinoma
    • Non-keratinizing Undifferentitated Carcinoma
  • Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
    • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    • Adenocarcinoma
    • Adenoid Cystic Cnacer
    • Lymphoma
    • Plasmacytoma
    • Malanoma
    • Olfactory Neuroblastoma
    • Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
    • Fibrosarcoma
    • Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
    • Leiomyosarcoma
    • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Salivary Gland Cancer
    • Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
    • Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
    • Acinic Cell Carcinoma
    • Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma
    • Adenocarcinoma Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
    • Secretory Carcinoma
  • Sarcoma
    • Osteosarcoma
    • Fibrosarcoma
    • Dermatogibrosarcoma
    • Low-grae Fibromyxoid Sarcoma
    • Fibromatosis
    • LIposarcoma
    • Leiomyosarcoma
    • Rhabdomyosarcoma
    • Ectomesenchymoma
    • Malignant Schwannoma
    • Malignant Mesenchymoma
    • Malignant Ganglioma
  • Sacroma in Blood Vessels
    • Angiolsarcoma
    • Hemangioendothelioma
    • Hemangiopercytoma
    • Solitary Fibrous Tumor
    • Vascular Sarcoma
  • Ewing Sarcoma (Endocrine)
  • Malignant Pineal Gland

 

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