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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 infections includes terms for infections that can be observed within oral cavity, including those caused by viruses and bacteria.
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