Head and Neck Cancer

Cancers of the head and neck generally originate in the squamous cells of mucosal surfaces like the inside of your mouth, throat or nose.

Tumors we treat in the Baptist Cancer Center's Head and Neck Center include but are not limited to those of the:

• Oral cavity (mouth, lips, gums, cheeks, tongue, palate and mouth floor)
• Pharynx or throat (including the oropharynx (behind the mouth), nasopharynx (behind the nasal passage) and hypopharynx (behind the voice box)
• Larynx
• Thyroid and Parathyroid
• Salivary glands
• Skin of the head and neck, including melanoma
• Nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses
• Skull base
• Ear and temporal bone
• Eye cancer
• Neck

In addition, the Head and Neck Center treats:

• Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma)
• Sarcomas of the head and neck
• Head and neck issues in patients with tumors elsewhere in the body

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