Open AccessPOTENTIALLY MALIGNANT DISORDERS OF THE ORAL CAVITY – CLINICAL FEATURES
Author(s) -
NATO KORSANTIA,
A Katsitadze,
NINO ADAMASHVILI,
NINO TSISKARISHVILI,
NATALIA KILADZE,
MANANA TEVZADZE,
NINO KORSANTIA,
LELA BERIDZE,
TEA KATSITADZE
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ek'sperimentuli da klinikuri medic'ina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1512-0392
DOI - 10.52340/jecm.2022.03.13
Subject(s) - leukoplakia , medicine , dermatology , malignant transformation , oral submucous fibrosis , lesion , oral cavity , cancer , epidermolysis bullosa , oral lichen planus , pathology , dentistry
Cancers of the oral cavity represent a significant worldwide health problem. Despite the general accessibility of the oral cavity during physical examination, many malignancies are not diagnosed until late stages of disease. A wide array of conditions has been implicated in the development of oral cancer, including leukoplakia, erythroplakia, palatal lesion of reverse cigar smoking, oral lichen planus, oral submucous fibrosis, discoid lupus erythematosus, and hereditary disorders such as dyskeratosis congenital and epidermolysis bullosa.In order to prevent malignant transformation of these precursor lesions, multiple screening and detection techniques have been developed to address this problem. The early detection of cancer is of critical importance because survival rates markedly improve when the oral lesion is identified at an early stage.