Case Report
Year : 2018 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 2 | Page : 27 - 30
Bilateral oral leukoplakia: A case report and review on its potential for malignant transformation
K. Tupakula Pavan, Ankita Kar, S. Reddy Sujatha, B. K. Devi Yashodha, Nagaraju Rakesh, V. Shwetha
Departments of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Address for correspondence:
Dr. Ankita Kar, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. Gnanagangothri Campus, MSR Nagar, M.S.R.I.T Post, Bengaluru ‐ 560 054, Karnataka, India.
E‐mail: ankitarguhs92@gmail.com
Abstract
Oral leukoplakia (OL) is considered as a most common potentially malignant disorder (PMD) affecting the mucosa of the oral cavity. With the passage of time, the definitions of OL kept evolving. Leukoplakia usually presents after the fourth decade of life and is one of the most common oral PMDs affecting the oral cavity. Based on the macroscopic features of OL, it can be classified into two subtypes: homogeneous and nonhomogeneous.
Keywords: Homogeneous leukoplakia, malignant transformation, oral leukoplakia, treatment
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How to cite this article:
Pavan KT, Kar A, Sujatha SR, Yashodha BK, Rakesh N, Shwetha V. Bilateral oral leukoplakia: A case report and review on its potential for malignant transformation. Int J Clinicopathol Correl 2018;2:27-30.
