The oral cavity and oropharynx are spaces defined by both hard and soft tissue structures. The oral cavity has muscle and bony boundaries, but the pharynx is a muscular tube. An embryologic ...

a: Midline sagittal view. b: Posterior view of the oral cavity and pharynx. In this view, the spinal column has been removed, so that the view is into the pharynx. The esophagus and pharynx have ...

The pharynx begins in the skull, above the mouth, and stretches down to the esophagus and trachea. The nasopharynx starts at the back of your nasal cavity and stretches down to the roof of your mouth.

As age increases, the survival rates for oral cavity and pharynx cancers decline. Oral cavity and pharynx cancers have a better survival rate when doctors diagnose and treat them early.

Throat cancer is a type of oral cavity and pharynx cancer. This includes cancers of the pharynx, tonsils, tongue, mouth, and lip. The pharynx, also known as your throat, is the muscular tube that ...

In general, throat cancer is quite rare. Laryngeal cancer makes up 0.6% of all new cancer cases each year in the U.S., while oral cavity and pharynx cancers make up 2.9% of all new cancer cases ...

The U.S. is expected to see nearly 60,000 new cases of oral cavity and oropharyngeal (mid-throat) cancers in 2025. But around the world, experts have noticed “an increasing incidence of oral ...