Open AccessClinicopathologic Correlation of White, Non scrapable Oral Mucosal Surface Lesions: A Study of 100 Cases
Author(s) -
Mohammed Abidullah,
Vandana Raghunath,
Tanveer Karpe,
Syed Akifuddin,
Shahid Imran,
Venkata Naga Nalini Dhurjati,
M A Aleem,
Farheen Khatoon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16950.7226
Subject(s) - medicine , leukoplakia , biopsy , pathology , dermatology , oral lichen planus , hyperkeratosis , lesion , histopathology , cancer
White, non scrapable lesions are commonly seen in the oral cavity. Based on their history and clinical appearance, most of these lesions can be easily diagnosed, but sometimes diagnosis may go wrong. In order to arrive to a confirmative diagnosis, histopathological assessment is needed in many cases, if not all.