Concepto, clasificación y riesgo de malignización de lesiones y condiciones potencialmente malignas
- Marcio Diniz Freitas 1
- Antonio González Mosquera 1
- Andrés Blanco Carrión 1
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
info
ISSN: 1138-123X
Year of publication: 2009
Issue Title: Cáncer oral
Volume: 14
Issue: 2
Pages: 173-175
Type: Article
More publications in: RCOE: Revista del Ilustre Consejo General de Colegios de Odontólogos y Estomatólogos de España
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide an update on the concepts of oral precancer and cancer, along with the appropriate definitions of the potential malignant oral lesions. lt also warns about the high potential for malignancy in oral lesions like proliferative verrucous leukoplakia, palatal lesions associated with reverse smoking, erythroplakia, oral submucosal fibrosis and non-homogeneous forms of leukoplakia.