Diagnostic criteria in proliferative verrucous leukoplakiaevaluation
- Begoña García Chías
- Laura Casado de la Cruz
- G. Esparza Gómez
- Rocío Cerero Lapiedra
ISSN: 1698-6946
Datum der Publikation: 2014
Ausgabe: 19
Nummer: 4
Seiten: 335-339
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa
Zusammenfassung
Objectives: to evaluate the ability of the diagnostic criteria proposed by Cerero et al in 2010 to perform an early diagnose in patients with proliferative verrucous leukoplakia. Study Design: retrospective study with patients diagnosed with leukoplakia at Oral Medicine Service at Oral Medicine and Surgery Department at Dentistry Faculty at Universidad Complutense of Madrid. Results: the criteria were applied in 116 patients, turning positive in 40 cases. Out of these, 24 (60%) had been previously diagnosed with PVL. Most frequent criteria were major criteria A and E, concerning lesion's site and histopathology, and minor criteria b and c, concerning sex and smoking habit. Conclusions: diagnostic criteria developed by Cerero et al can be a useful tool for an early diagnose of PVL, as in 60% of the cases, the criteria would have allowed to make an early diagnose of the disease.