Oral lichenoid lesions: a significant diagnosis in oral potentially malignant disorder management?

Potentially malignant oral lesions: clinicopathological correlations

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of potentially malignant oral lesions, and evaluate and correlate their clinical and pathological aspects. METHODS The sample consisted of cases clinically diagnosed as oral leukoplakia, oral erythroplakia, erythroleukoplakia, actinic cheilitis, and oral lichen planus treated at a diagnostic center, between May 2012 and July 2013. Statistical tests were co...

Evaluation of AgNORs in Oral Potentially Malignant Lesions

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is usually preceded by detectable mucosal changes, as leukoplakias and erythroplakia. Histologically, these lesions can range from hyperkeratosis and acanthosis to epithelial dysplasia and even OSCC. The aim of this study was to investigate the proliferative activity, using AgNORs quantification proteins, in low- and high-risk oral epithelial dysplasia, OSCC,...

Oral Cancer and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

Pigmented Oral Lesions: Clues to Identifying the Potentially Malignant

Dr Lawson is professor of otolaryngology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. WILLIAM LAWSON, MD, DDS Mount Sinai School of Medicine A variety of oral pigmented lesions may mimic melanoma. What are these lesions—and which require biopsy to rule out a malignant cause? Here, in the second in a series of articles on oral lesions, I offer answers to these and other key questions....

Oral Lichen Planus or Oral Lichenoid Reaction? A Literature Review

Background and Aim: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic, inflammatory, T-cell-mediated autoimmune oral mucosal disease. Oral lichenoid lesions develop as a type IV hypersensitivity reaction. Both of these entities are potential precancerous conditions; this adds to their clinical significance. The purpose of this literature review was to detect the similarities and the differences of these le...