Cancer of the palate usually first noticed as an ulcer in the mouth.
Mouth cancer roof of mouth white.
Difficult or painful swallowing.
A growth or lump inside your mouth.
At first the ulcer is painless but later becomes painful.
When to see a doctor.
However gum cancer symptoms also include white red or dark patches on the gums cracking gums and thick areas on the gums.
The palate is divided into two parts.
Leukoplakia white and hardened patches squamous cells is the name given to the flat cells that are present on the surface of the tongue mouth and lips.
Mouth cancer also known as oral cancer is where a tumour develops in the lining of the mouth.
A patch on your tongue gums tonsils or the lining of your mouth can signal trouble.
Some of the signs are similar including bleeding gums.
Signs and symptoms of mouth cancer may include.
A white or reddish patch on the inside of your mouth.
A white or red patch inside your mouth or on your lips may be a potential sign of squamous cell carcinoma.
It may be on the surface of the tongue the insides of the cheeks the roof of the.
Mouth cancer on your gums can sometimes be mistaken for gingivitis a common gum inflammation.
Seeing a red or white patch on you gums lining of mouth tonsil or tongue is a sign of squamous cell carcinoma.
A lip or mouth sore that doesn t heal.
The bony hard palate in the front and the fleshy soft palate called the velum in the back of the mouth.