Page views in 2021: 24,005 Page views in 2022 to date: 11,934 Cite this page: Stojanov IJ. Leukoplakia. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/oralcavityleukoplakia.html. Accessed June 5th, 2022. Definition / general
Essential features
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Etiology
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Left posterior maxillary leukoplakia
Right posterior maxillary leukoplakia
Left ventral tongue leukoplakia
Extensive leukoplakia of tongue Microscopic (histologic) description
Microscopic (histologic) images
Undulating / verrucoid surface architecture
Absence of epithelial atypia
Sharply demarcated hyperkeratosis
Verrucous hyperplasia
Leukoplakia periphery
Moderate dysplasia
Leukoplakia with no dysplasia
Parakeratosis and epithelial hyperplasia
Hyperkeratosis and epithelial atrophy
Minimal cytologic dysplastic features Cytology description
Molecular / cytogenetics description Molecular / cytogenetics images
CGH leukoplakia versus SCC
Genes implicated in malignant transformation Sample pathology report
Differential diagnosis
Board review style question #1 A 57 year old male smoker presents with a leukoplakia on the left ventral tongue. What is the most important predictor of malignant transformation?
Board review style question #2 Which of the following is true regarding leukoplakia without dysplasia?
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