Excluding the lip, which intraoral site is the most common for squamous cell carcinoma in North American patients?

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    Posterior lateral and ventral tongue

  • Floor of the mouth

  • Hard palate

  • Dorsum of the tongue

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  • The posterolateral and ventral surfaces of the tongue are the most common intraoral sites of squamous cell carcinoma, followed by the floor of the mouth. The dorsum of the tongue and the hard palate are uncommon sites.

    Source: Neville et al., Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology — oneguy

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