Diagnosis and management of suspicious lesions of the oral cavity.
Oral lesions associated with premalignant changes and malignancy present in diverse ways. This article discusses the clinical characteristics of such lesions enabling clinicians to identify classical features.Additionally, an effort is made to familiarize clinicians with the significance of red and white lesions, especially those having a high index of suspicion for oral cancer, and to alert clinicians when a biopsy is mandatory.
Noonan
Vikki L
VL
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 100 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA. vnoonan@bu.edu
Kabani
Sadru
S
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*