White lesions in the oral cavity: A clinicopathological study from a tertiary care dermatology centre in Kerala, India | Zendy

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White lesions in the oral cavity: A clinicopathological study from a tertiary care dermatology centre in Kerala, India

Author(s) -

SM Simi,

G Nandakumar,

T S Anish

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1998-3611

pISSN - 0019-5154

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.113933

Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , leukoplakia , keratosis , context (archaeology) , biopsy , oral lichen planus , papillomatosis , hyperkeratosis , pemphigus , physical examination , pathology , cancer , surgery , paleontology , biology

White lesions in the oral cavity may be benign, pre-malignant or malignant. There are no signs and symptoms which can reliably predict whether a leukoplakia will undergo malignant change or not. Many systemic conditions appear initially in the oral cavity and prompt diagnosis and management can help in minimizing disease progression and organ destruction.

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