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- Leukoplakia is a rare,
non-elevated (flat with the surface), isolated red patch (red
and velvety) or lesion on the oral or pharyngeal surfaces
(mucosa), such as the floor of the mouth, the ventrum of the
tongue, or the soft palate. Leukoplakia mainly affects elderly patients (60 and up).
- This is one of the most important
oral lesions because 75-90% are precancerous (i.e., a higher
than normal risk of becoming cancerous). For this
reason, all suspicious lesions, especially in patients using
tobacco products, should be looked at and, if necessary,
should be excised and sent for microscopic (histological)
examination.
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