Floor of mouth
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The floor of mouth is an oral cavity subsite and is a common location of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.
Gross anatomy
The floor of mouth is a U-shaped space which extends (and includes) from the oral cavity mucosa superiorly, and the mylohyoid muscle sling 2,3.
Boundaries
- superiorly: oral mucosal space
- inferiorly: mylohyoid muscle 3
- anteriorly: mandibular gingiva
- posteriorly: anterior tonsillar pillar 2
Contents
- sublingual space (some consider this a separate space)
- deep portion of the submandibular gland 3,4
Relations
- inferiorly: submandibular space 3
Related pathology
-<p>The <strong>floor of mouth</strong> is an <a href="/articles/oral-cavity-1">oral cavity</a> subsite and is a common location of <a href="/articles/squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-oral-cavity">oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma</a>. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>The floor of mouth is a U-shaped space extends (and includes) from the oral cavity mucosa superiorly, and the <a href="/articles/mylohyoid-muscle">mylohyoid muscle</a> sling <sup>2,3</sup>. </p><h5>Boundaries</h5><ul>- +<p>The <strong>floor of mouth</strong> is an <a href="/articles/oral-cavity-1">oral cavity</a> subsite and is a common location of <a href="/articles/squamous-cell-carcinoma-oral-cavity">oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma</a>. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>The floor of mouth is a U-shaped space which extends (and includes) from the oral cavity mucosa superiorly, and the <a href="/articles/mylohyoid-muscle">mylohyoid muscle</a> sling <sup>2,3</sup>. </p><h5>Boundaries</h5><ul>
-<li><a href="/articles/squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-oral-cavity">oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/squamous-cell-carcinoma-oral-cavity">oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma</a></li>
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Title
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Floor of the mouth (FOM)
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