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Oropharynx includes oral cavity bounded by: buccal aspect of lips; palate; floor of mouth; and posterior pharyngeal wall. Included in SMQ Oropharyngeal disorders are terms related to lesions and disorders falling wholly or partly within any part of oral cavity or pharynx; oropharyngeal neoplasms, cysts, and pre-neoplastic lesions; oropharyngeal infections; and gingival disorders. Excluded from SMQ Oropharyngeal disorders are: terms related to lesions or disorders of larynx and structures below larynx; terms related to lesions or disorders of nasal cavity; and investigations, surgical, therapeutic and medical procedures of the oropharynx (e.g., biopsy). SMQ Oropharyngeal neoplasms includes terms for neoplasms that occur within oral cavity (excluding salivary gland and dental neoplasms)
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