Leukoplakia Oris- an Enigma
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Morsicatio mucosae oris--a chronic oral frictional keratosis, not a leukoplakia.
PURPOSE Morsicatio mucosae oris (MMO) presents as white papules and plaques that may resemble leukoplakia, and are often biopsied. The objective of this study is to document the clinical features and histopathology of MMO and to reevaluate the prevalence of dysplasia and/or cancer when this frictional keratosis is removed from the category of leukoplakia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cases that were...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cell Science & Molecular Biology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2572-1100
DOI: 10.19080/ijcsmb.2017.02.555600