As an expert in the field of oncology, I can provide you with an informed response regarding the spread of oral cancer. Oral cancer, like other types of cancer, can spread to other parts of the body through a process known as metastasis. The initial spread is often to the lymph nodes in the neck, which is referred to as locoregional metastasis. From the lymph nodes, the cancer can then spread to more distant parts of the body, which is known as distant metastasis. Common sites for distant metastasis from oral cancer include the lungs, but it can also spread to other organs such as the liver, bones, and brain. read more >>

In general, oral cavity cancer tends to spread primarily to the lymph nodes of the neck first before it spreads or metastasizes to other areas. The lung is a likely second level of metastasis. Spread to lymph nodes is called locoregional metastasis and spread to the lung (or other organs) called distant metastasis.read more >>