Medically Reviewed | Last reviewed by an MD Anderson Cancer Center medical professional on September 18, 2024. Leukoplakia is the scientific name for abnormal white patches that develop inside the mouth. They can be a symptom of oral cancer or a pre-cancerous lesion.
Sep 18, 2024
Malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia: Systematic review and ...
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Sep 24, 2024 · Conclusions: OL presents a considerable malignant transformation probability that is especially increased in large non-homogeneous lesions in smokers, located ...
4 days ago · Existing evidence indicates that a vitamin A deficiency can produce oral hyperkeratosis and that therapeutic amounts of vitamin A exert an anti- or ...
Sep 24, 2024 · Oral leukoplakia (OL) is the most important oral potentially malignant disorder (OPMD) affecting the oral mucosa. It is considered a common condition with a ...
Sep 18, 2024 · The management of oral leukoplakia (OL) is challenging because of a high risk for recurrence and malignant transformation (MT), and recurrent OL is associated ...
Sep 8, 2024 · Oral leukoplakia (OLK) and oral lichen planus (OLP) represent two common oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD), which are a group of lesions that carry a ...
Sep 18, 2024 · Alcohol and tobacco use are the top two risk factors for oral cancer. That's why leukoplakia is sometimes called “smoker's keratosis.” But leukoplakia can also ...
6 days ago · Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) was first reported by Greenspan et al., in 1984. They found that there are unusual oral white lesions noted in 37 male homosexuals ...
Sep 22, 2024 · Introduction: Oral leukoplakia is a common oral potentially malignant lesion that precedes the development of oral cancer. The main aim of any treatment is to ...
Sep 27, 2024 · Ten patients with typical oral leukoplakia of from 3 months' to 10 years' duration, ranging in severity from Grades II to IV of Thoma,6 were treated with oral ...
