Oral leukoplakia: Management protocol for primary health-care providers and family physicians
Oral cancer is very common in India. Most of the oral cancers develop on a potentially malignant (precancerous) lesion. Leukoplakia is the most common precancerous lesion in the oral cavity. The malignant transformation rate of oral leukoplakia is very high. There is no marker to distinguish those l...
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| author | Ashok Kumar Jena Jitendra Sharan Swapnil Ghodke V Anusuya Uday Hemant Barhate |
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| description | Oral cancer is very common in India. Most of the oral cancers develop on a potentially malignant (precancerous) lesion. Leukoplakia is the most common precancerous lesion in the oral cavity. The malignant transformation rate of oral leukoplakia is very high. There is no marker to distinguish those lesions that may transform to frank cancer from those that may not. Thus, early identification of oral leukoplakia and its proper treatment is important for best prognosis. This article highlights on the diagnosis and treatment protocol for oral leukoplakia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72289e3590f7435f972db10222a38efb2023-03-21T08:35:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community and Family Medicine2395-21132019-01-0151192310.4103/IJCFM.IJCFM_9_19Oral leukoplakia: Management protocol for primary health-care providers and family physiciansAshok Kumar JenaJitendra SharanSwapnil GhodkeV AnusuyaUday Hemant BarhateOral cancer is very common in India. Most of the oral cancers develop on a potentially malignant (precancerous) lesion. Leukoplakia is the most common precancerous lesion in the oral cavity. The malignant transformation rate of oral leukoplakia is very high. There is no marker to distinguish those lesions that may transform to frank cancer from those that may not. Thus, early identification of oral leukoplakia and its proper treatment is important for best prognosis. This article highlights on the diagnosis and treatment protocol for oral leukoplakia.http://www.ijcfm.org/article.asp?issn=2395-2113;year=2019;volume=5;issue=1;spage=19;epage=23;aulast=Jenafamily physiciansmanagement protocoloral canceroral leukoplakiaprimary health-care providers |
| spellingShingle | Ashok Kumar Jena Jitendra Sharan Swapnil Ghodke V Anusuya Uday Hemant Barhate Oral leukoplakia: Management protocol for primary health-care providers and family physicians Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine family physicians management protocol oral cancer oral leukoplakia primary health-care providers |
| title | Oral leukoplakia: Management protocol for primary health-care providers and family physicians |
| title_full | Oral leukoplakia: Management protocol for primary health-care providers and family physicians |
| title_fullStr | Oral leukoplakia: Management protocol for primary health-care providers and family physicians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral leukoplakia: Management protocol for primary health-care providers and family physicians |
| title_short | Oral leukoplakia: Management protocol for primary health-care providers and family physicians |
| title_sort | oral leukoplakia management protocol for primary health care providers and family physicians |
| topic | family physicians management protocol oral cancer oral leukoplakia primary health-care providers |
| url | http://www.ijcfm.org/article.asp?issn=2395-2113;year=2019;volume=5;issue=1;spage=19;epage=23;aulast=Jena |
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