Cancer of the gingiva, buccal mucosa, and palate

While most cases of intraoral cancer arise in the cancer-prone horseshoe comprised of the floor of the mouth, the posterolateral borders and ventral surface of the tongue, and the retromolar region, no intraoral site is immune. This article reviews the clinical features of squamous cell carcinoma of the gingiva, buccal mucosa and palate, as well as the less common oral malignancies that can arise at these intraoral sites.