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Rev ADM 2013; 70 (1)

Cancer of the gums: A location prone to misdiagnosis?

Sánchez BAE, López VS, Horta SAC

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 40-42
PDF size: 63.13 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The oral squamous cell carcinoma is the most common cancer of the oral mucosa. Late diagnosis is regarded as a risk factor for the development and poor prognosis of this disease, and is associated with a high mortality rate.
The signs that should alert clinicians to the possibility of their being faced with an oral squamous cell cancer range from an asymptomatic whitish patch that is resistant to scraping (leukoplakia), which tends to then go through a phase of reddishness (erythroplasia), to a single indurated ulcer.
Primary care does not usually include auxiliary diagnostic methods such as histopathological diagnosis. When any ulcerated lesion fails to heal within 10 days of its appearance, it is important to recognize this as a clear warning sign that it may be malignant.
Knowledge of the cause, pathogenesis, and behavior of premalignant and malignant oral lesions improves the chances of treatment success before malignancy sets in.


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