Oral erythroplakia – A case report
Journal Title: International Journal of Applied Dental Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Erythroplakia is relatively uncommon lesion in the oral cavity has been known to have precancerous potential, often showing the features of epithelial dysplasia.Erythroplakia is predominantly a disease of the middle aged to older adults, with no significant gender predilection. A significant number of cases with erythroplakia progress to carcinoma. We report a case of a 65 year old male patient presenting with erythroplakia on the palate. Toluidine blue, a metachromatic dye was used for the purpose of vital staining of the lesion to elucidate dysplastic changes clinically. Incisional biopsy further confirmed the diagnosis.
Authors and Affiliations
Mahendra Patait, Urvashi Nikate, Kedar Saraf, Priyanka Singh, Vishal Jadhav
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