28th October 2020

A 75-year-old woman complains of pain in her mouth for the past month

A 75-year-old woman complains of pain in her mouth for the past month. The pain is not associated with meals, and she denies any difficulty swallowing, or sore throat. Over the past month, she has lost 6 kg. She does not smoke or drink alcohol. After removing her dentures, an examination of her oral cavity found an ulcerating lump on the floor of the mouth. She was edentulous and had ulcers at the sites of denture contact. Lymph nodes were palpable at the upper sternocleidomastoid on the right side only.

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