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Diagnostic criteria in proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: evaluation

Laura Casado-de La CruzGermán-carlos Esparza-gómezBegoña García-chíasRocío Cerero-lapiedra

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Malemedicine.medical_specialtyMEDLINEOdontologíaDiseaseOral and maxillofacial pathologymedicineProliferative verrucous leukoplakiaHumansGeneral DentistryRetrospective StudiesLeukoplakiaOral Medicine and Pathologybusiness.industryResearchRetrospective cohort studyMiddle Agedmedicine.disease:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]DermatologyCiencias de la saludSurgerystomatognathic diseasesOtorhinolaryngologyUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASFemaleSurgeryHistopathologyLeukoplakia OralbusinessOral medicine

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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. Key words:Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia, criteria, diagnose, early.

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2014-03-01
http://hdl.handle.net/10550/41124