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  • Inventi:hpt/26545/18
    Intraoral Potentially Malignant Disorders in a Brazilian Oral Pathology Service: Epidemiological,\nClinical, and Histopathological Findings
    01-Jan-1970 Research 2018 : October - December
    Fernanda Weber Mello, Gilberto Melo, Maria Ines Meurer, Elena Riet Correa Rivero

    The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of individuals with intraoral potentially malignant disorders (IOPMD)\nin an oral pathology service in Brazil. Cases were screened based on clinical diagnosis of leukoplakia (LKP), erythroleukoplakia\n(ELKP), and erythroplakia (EP). Clinical data and information regarding associated factors were gathered from biopsy reports.\nHistological diagnoseswere collected fromhistopathological records.Among 208 IOPMDcases, 84.13% involved LKP; 11.1%, ELKP;\nand 4.8%, EP.The most affected sites were the gingiva and buccal mucosa. Histologically, epithelial dysplasia was present in 66.8%\nof the lesions, acanthosis and hyperkeratosis without epithelial dysplasia were present in 27.9%, and squamous cell carcinoma was\npresent in 2.9%.Most patients were males, fair-skinned, withmean age of 53.4 years. Chronic smokers represented 73% of subjects,\nofwhich 30% also consumed alcohol. Smokers and drinkerswere mostly males (

    How to Cite this Article
    Fernanda Weber Mello, Gilberto Melo, Maria Ines Meurer, and Elena Riet Correa Rivero, â??Intraoral Potentially\nMalignant Disorders in a Brazilian Oral Pathology Service: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Histopathological Findings,â? Journal of\nOncology, vol. 2018, Article ID 2325808, 7 pages, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2325808, https://creativecommons.org/\nlicenses/by/4.0/.
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