Open AccessLeuloplakia - Review of A Potentially Malignant Disorder
Author(s) -
Mohammed Abidullah,
Kiran Grover,
Kavitha Gaddikeri,
Swetha Raghoji,
Shilpa Ravishankar T
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/10214.4677
Subject(s) - leukoplakia , oral leukoplakia , malignant transformation , etiology , medicine , malignant disease , dermatology , disease , epidemiology , oral and maxillofacial pathology , pathology , cancer , dentistry
Leukoplakias are oral white lesions that have not been diagnosed as any other specific disease. They are grouped under premalignant lesions, now redesignated as potentially malignant disorders. Their significance lies in the fact that they have propensity for malignant transformation at a higher rate when compared to other oral lesions. This article reviews aetiology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, histopathologic features, malignant potential and treatment of oral leukoplakia.