Leukoplakia - Revision history

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	'''Leukoplakia''' is a relatively common clinical finding in clinical medicine. This article looks at leukoplakia of the [[head and neck pathology\|head and neck]].		'''Leukoplakia''' is a relatively common clinical finding in clinical medicine. This article looks at leukoplakia of the [[head and neck pathology\|head and neck]].

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	==General==		==General==
	*Non-specific clinical finding - may be benign ''or'' malignant.		*Non-specific clinical finding - may be benign ''or'' [[malignant]].
	*Associated with tobacco use.<ref name=pmid11336117>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Bánóczy \| first1 = J. \| last2 = Gintner \| first2 = Z. \| last3 = Dombi \| first3 = C. \| title = Tobacco use and oral leukoplakia. \| journal = J Dent Educ \| volume = 65 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 322-7 \| month = Apr \| year = 2001 \| doi = \| PMID = 11336117 }}</ref>		*Associated with [[tobacco]] use.<ref name=pmid11336117>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Bánóczy \| first1 = J. \| last2 = Gintner \| first2 = Z. \| last3 = Dombi \| first3 = C. \| title = Tobacco use and oral leukoplakia. \| journal = J Dent Educ \| volume = 65 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 322-7 \| month = Apr \| year = 2001 \| doi = \| PMID = 11336117 }}</ref>

	Risk of malignancy:		Risk of malignancy:
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[An introduction to head and neck pathology]].		*[[An introduction to head and neck pathology]].
			*[[Erythroplakia]].

	==References==		==References==

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	~~#redirect~~ [[~~Head_and_neck_pathology~~#Leukoplakia]]		'''Leukoplakia''' is a relatively common clinical finding in clinical medicine. This article looks at leukoplakia of the [[head and neck pathology\|head and neck]].

			''[[Hairy leukoplakia]]'' is dealt with separately. The typical ''[[benign leukoplakia]]'' is also dealt with separately.

			==General==
			*Non-specific clinical finding - may be benign ''or'' malignant.
			*Associated with tobacco use.<ref name=pmid11336117>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Bánóczy \| first1 = J. \| last2 = Gintner \| first2 = Z. \| last3 = Dombi \| first3 = C. \| title = Tobacco use and oral leukoplakia. \| journal = J Dent Educ \| volume = 65 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 322-7 \| month = Apr \| year = 2001 \| doi = \| PMID = 11336117 }}</ref>

			Risk of malignancy:
			*In twos series ~13% were associated with an invasive lesion.<ref name=pmid19953947>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Lan \| first1 = AX. \| last2 = Guan \| first2 = XB. \| last3 = Sun \| first3 = Z. \| title = [Analysis of risk factors for carcinogenesis of oral leukoplakia]. \| journal = Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi \| volume = 44 \| issue = 6 \| pages = 327-31 \| month = Jun \| year = 2009 \| doi = \| PMID = 19953947 }}</ref><ref name=pmid16545712>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Lee \| first1 = JJ. \| last2 = Hung \| first2 = HC. \| last3 = Cheng \| first3 = SJ. \| last4 = Chen \| first4 = YJ. \| last5 = Chiang \| first5 = CP. \| last6 = Liu \| first6 = BY. \| last7 = Jeng \| first7 = JH. \| last8 = Chang \| first8 = HH. \| last9 = Kuo \| first9 = YS. \| title = Carcinoma and dysplasia in oral leukoplakias in Taiwan: prevalence and risk factors. \| journal = Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod \| volume = 101 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 472-80 \| month = Apr \| year = 2006 \| doi = 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.07.024 \| PMID = 16545712 }}</ref>
			*Non-homogenous leukoplakia has a greater risk of malignancy than homogenous.<ref name=pmid16545712/>
			*Location matters - floor of mouth and ventral tongue lesions higher risk for malignancy.<ref name=pmid7548621>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Sciubba \| first1 = JJ. \| title = Oral leukoplakia. \| journal = Crit Rev Oral Biol Med \| volume = 6 \| issue = 2 \| pages = 147-60 \| month = \| year = 1995 \| doi = \| PMID = 7548621 \| URL = http://cro.sagepub.com/content/6/2/147.long }}</ref>

			==Gross==
			*White lesion - may be subdivided:
			**Non-homogenous.
			**Homogenous.

			==Microscopic==
			Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD780>{{Ref PBoD\|780}}</ref>
			*Often associated with epithelial thickening ([[hyperkeratosis]], [[acanthosis]]).

			DDx:
			*Food debris.
			*[[Oral candidiasis]].
			*[[Lichen planus]].
			*[[Benign alveolar ridge keratosis]] (oral [[lichen simplex chronicus]]).<ref name=pmid18158926>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Natarajan \| first1 = E. \| last2 = Woo \| first2 = SB. \| title = Benign alveolar ridge keratosis (oral lichen simplex chronicus): A distinct clinicopathologic entity. \| journal = J Am Acad Dermatol \| volume = 58 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 151-7 \| month = Jan \| year = 2008 \| doi = 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.07.011 \| PMID = 18158926 }}</ref>
			*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]].
			*Others - see ''[[Dermatopathology#Leukoplakia]]''.

			==See also==
			*[[An introduction to head and neck pathology]].

			==References==
			{{Reflist\|2}}

			[[Category:Clinical]]
			[[Category:Head and neck pathology]]

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#redirect [[Head_and_neck_pathology#Leukoplakia]]

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	*[[An introduction to head and neck pathology]].		*[[An introduction to head and neck pathology]].
	*[[Erythroplakia]].		*[[Erythroplakia]].
			*[[Leukoedema]].

	==References==		==References==