Correlation between clinical and pathologic diagnosis in oral leukoplakia in 54 patients
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
; 15(6): 832-838, nov. 2010. graf, tab
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ABSTRACT
The main aim of this study was to establish a correlation between the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of oralleukoplakia with a particular focus on epithelial dysplasia. We reviewed the medical records of 54 patients with a clinical and histologic diagnosis of oral leukoplakia who were seen at our center between 2002 and 2008. We found that the disease was more common in men (59.3%) than in women and we also detected a significantly greater prevalence of alcohol and tobacco consumption in men. The mean age of the patients was 62.57 years. Three patients had been histologically diagnosed with invasive cancer and 4 with carcinoma in situ. The most commonlesion site for leukoplakias with severe dysplasia and invasive carcinoma was the lateral aspect of the tongue, the floor of the mouth, and the gums. It is therefore essential to include these sites in the clinical examination to aidearly diagnosis. A higher degree of dysplasia should be suspected in non-homogeneous leukoplakias. While dysplasiais associated with a greater risk of malignant transformation, it is also important to monitor leukoplakias without dysplastic features as they can occasionally be the site of carcinoma (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Leukoplakia, Oral
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Mouth Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Provincial de Santiago de Compostela/Spain
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Universidad de Santiago de Compostela/Spain