Concepto, clasificación y riesgo de malignización de lesiones y condiciones potencialmente malignas

  1. Marcio Diniz Freitas 1
  2. Antonio González Mosquera 1
  3. Andrés Blanco Carrión 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

Journal:
RCOE: Revista del Ilustre Consejo General de Colegios de Odontólogos y Estomatólogos de España

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.