Open AccessOral Leukoplakia – Is Biopsy at the Initial Appointment a Must?
Author(s) -
Sunil Mutalik,
Vimi Sunil Mutalik,
Keerthilatha M. Pai,
Venkatesh G Naikmasur,
Khoo Suan Phaik
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/2014/8717.4659
Subject(s) - medicine , leukoplakia , malignancy , oral leukoplakia , biopsy , dermatology , dysplasia , physical examination , pathology , radiology , cancer
Oral leukoplakia is a potentially malignant disorder of the oral cavity. Leukoplakias with chances of undergoing malignant transformation owing to the presence of dysplastic changes may not be clinically distinguishable from leukoplakias without dysplasia. The study was carried out to evaluate the usefulness of biopsy in assessing the clinico-pathologic correlations of oral leukoplakia at the patient's initial visit.