Clinical features of Leukoplakia
Clinical features of Leukoplakia
- An idiopathic white (sometimes white-and-red) patch
- Most common on lip, gingiva, buccal mucosa
- Increased risk of dysplasia or carcinoma when occurring on tongue, floor of mouth, vermilion portion of lip
- Clinical subsets include homogeneous, verrucous, speckled, and proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (proliferative form may be multiple and persistent)
- Cases may advance or regress unpredictably—reflective of a dynamic process
- Most occur in the fifth decade and beyond
- Progress to dysplasia or malignancy may occur with little or no change in clinical appearance.
Category: Clinical features
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