[Oral erythroplakia and erythroleukoplakia: red and red-white dysplastic lesions of the oral mucosa--part 1: epidemiology, etiology, histopathology and differential diagnosis]

Suter, Valérie G A; Morger, Reto; Altermatt, Hans Jörg; Spieler, Peter; Bornstein, Michael M (2008). [Oral erythroplakia and erythroleukoplakia: red and red-white dysplastic lesions of the oral mucosa--part 1: epidemiology, etiology, histopathology and differential diagnosis]. Schweizerische Monatsschrift für Zahnmedizin, 118(5), pp. 390-7. Bern: Schweizerische Zahnärzte-Gesellschaft

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Oral erythroplakia (OE) and oral erythroleukoplakia (OEL; synonym: speckled leukoplakia) are working diagnoses for red and red-white lesions of the oral mucosa after exclusion of all other possible diagnoses for lesions with a similar clinical appearance. A good knowledge of oral medicine and possible differential diagnoses of oral mucosal pathologies is mandatory to correctly detect OE and OEL on this exclusion basis. In the present review article in a series of two, epidemiologic data, etiologic factors, possible differential diagnoses, and the histopathologic characteristics of OE and OEL will be presented and discussed regarding the current literature. A thorough histopathologic examination of these epithelial precursor lesions is mandatory to recognise the presence and the severity of epithelial dysplasia, which is a decisive factor for the subsequent treatment planning.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Further Contribution)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology
UniBE Contributor:	Suter, Valérie, Morger, Reto, Bornstein, Michael
ISSN:	0256-2855
Publisher:	Schweizerische Zahnärzte-Gesellschaft
Language:	English
Submitter:	Eveline Carmen Schuler
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 15:02
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:19
PubMed ID:	18578206
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/26758 (FactScience: 87929)