Spot the Signs; Stop Mouth Cancer

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Across
  1. 3. Lesion resembling a polyp
  2. 7. Light-based management for certain oral lesions
  3. 12. Red oral patch with highest risk of malignancy
  4. 13. Chronic mucocutaneous disease with malignant risk
  5. 14. Aggressive variant of squamous carcinoma with small, basal-like cells
  6. 15. Disordered growth, hallmark of premalignant epithelium
  7. 18. Generalized inflammation of oral mucosa
  8. 19. Describes finger-like or fronded surface architecture
  9. 22. Type of recurrent oral ulcer not linked to malignancy
  10. 23. Inflammation/ulceration of mucosa, common post-therapy
  11. 25. Study of cells, basis for brush biopsy technique
  12. 26. Abnormal cytologic features seen in dysplasia
  13. 27. Formation process of teeth
  14. 28. Rapidly growing crateriform lesion, may mimic OSCC
  15. 29. Palpable solid mass, often found in neoplasms
  16. 30. Common benign connective tissue tumor of the mouth
Down
  1. 1. Malignancy of cartilage, rare in jaws
  2. 2. Tissue origin and development of a tumor
  3. 4. Benign tumor of blood or lymphatic vessels
  4. 5. Uncontrolled new cell growth (benign or malignant)
  5. 6. Inflammation of salivary glands
  6. 8. Rare benign tumor with granular eosinophilic cytoplasm
  7. 9. Small, often occult spread of tumor cells to nodes
  8. 10. Sensation of tingling or numbness, often a red-flag sign
  9. 11. Common white oral lesion with malignant potential
  10. 16. Exophytic, warty, low-grade cancer variant
  11. 17. Thickened, anucleate keratin layer seen in some PMDs
  12. 20. Benign exophytic tumor induced by HPV
  13. 21. Prominent nuclear structure in rapidly dividing tumor cells
  14. 24. Malignancy arising from mesenchymal tissues