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An Update on Precancerous Lesions of Oral Cavity


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1 Jan Nayak Ch. Devi Lal Dental College, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Sirsa, Haryana, India
2 Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences & research, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Bathinda, Punjab, India
3 Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Panchkula, Haryana, India
4 ITS Dental College, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pardesh, India
 

Oral cancer is the most common head and neck cancer, found in 270,000 patients annually worldwide. Some cancers develop from precancerous lesions; however, there is no definitive clinico pathological factor or biomarker that reliably enables malignant transformation to be predicted in an individual patient. Early detection and early treatment of oral cancer are important for improving the survival rate of patients; prevention of oral cancer will clearly contribute most to decreasing its death rate. So correct diagnosis and timely treatment of premalignant lesions with high risk of malignant transformation may help to prevent malignant transformation.

Keywords

Oral Premalignant Lesions, Potentially Malignant Lesions, Leukoplakia, Erythroplakia, Malignant Transformation, Epithelial Dysplasia.
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Authors

D. Goyal
Jan Nayak Ch. Devi Lal Dental College, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Sirsa, Haryana, India
P. Goyal
Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences & research, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Bathinda, Punjab, India
H. P. Singh
Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Panchkula, Haryana, India
C. Verma
ITS Dental College, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pardesh, India

Abstract


Oral cancer is the most common head and neck cancer, found in 270,000 patients annually worldwide. Some cancers develop from precancerous lesions; however, there is no definitive clinico pathological factor or biomarker that reliably enables malignant transformation to be predicted in an individual patient. Early detection and early treatment of oral cancer are important for improving the survival rate of patients; prevention of oral cancer will clearly contribute most to decreasing its death rate. So correct diagnosis and timely treatment of premalignant lesions with high risk of malignant transformation may help to prevent malignant transformation.

Keywords


Oral Premalignant Lesions, Potentially Malignant Lesions, Leukoplakia, Erythroplakia, Malignant Transformation, Epithelial Dysplasia.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/ijmds%2F2013%2F86738