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Hina Lal, MD

Diagnosis

leukoplakia

Body Site

palate, hard mouth

Age

62 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

localized

Comments

This 62-year-old man with a 40 year history of chewing tobacco complained of a sore white lesion on the hard palate. He was noted to have a similar smaller lesion on the buccal mucosa. A biopsy revealed leukoplakia.

Description

white reticulated indurated plaque

Categories

dental/oral disorder neoplasm, benign

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10/25/2004 23:03:46

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