[Oral cancer. Precancerous conditions].

In the precancerous lesions leukoplakia is the most frequent. This is only a clinical diagnose and a biopsy is necessary to see if there is a malignant transformation. A mycosis in a leukoplakia may be an important indicator for a local or system impairment of the immune system.

Keywords

Diagnosis, Differential, Biopsy, Erythroplasia, Humans, Mouth Neoplasms, Leukoplakia, Oral, Precancerous Conditions, Lichen Planus, Oral

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