Premalignant conditions of the oral cavity /
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Imprint: | Singapore : Springer, 2019. |
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Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 276 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Language: | English |
Series: | Head and neck cancer clinics, 2364-4060 Head and neck cancer clinics (Series), |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11781121 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to oral premalignant lesions including epidemiology
- Development, relevant anatomy and physiology of the oral cavity and mucosa
- Basic cellular and molecular biology to include the effects of carcinogens (smoking, alcohol, betel nut, HPV, chronic candida)
- Pathophysiology of the transformation from normal mucosa to invasive malignancy (carcinogenesis) including dysplasia
- Leukoplakia including benign lesions
- Erythroplakia and erythroleukoplakia.-The lichenoid group of diseases including erosive and atrophic lichen planus.-Systemic diseases that are potentially pre-cancerous (iron deficiency anaemic, immunosuppression
- Clinical presentation of oral mucosal premalignant lesions (this will be a larger section), and include high and low risk lesions
- Diagnosis including biopsy techniques and other relevant investigations
- Management of premalignant disease of the oral mucosa with up to date clinical trials and adjuvant therapies. Role of surgery, laser treatments
- The future.