white lesions part 2 (PMD) Flashcards
3 types of potentially malignant disorders
1) leukoplakia
2) oral lichen planus
3) lichenoid reactions
characteristics of leukoplakia
- what it looks like
- female/male
- cause
- predisposing factors
- is a white plaque that cannot be characterised clinically/ pathologically as another disease
- male predomincance, >40 yo, increase with age
- is uncommon, but the most common premalignant lesion
- unknown cause
- predisposing factors are the 6S:
sunlight, sex, syphilis, smoking, spirits (alcohol), spices (betel nut)
same factors as SCC and erythroplakia
6 types of clinical presentation of leukoplakia
1) early/ mild/ thin
2) nodular/ granular
3) homogenous/ thick
4) speckled/ erythroleukoplakia
5) verruciform
6) proliferative verrucous
what does early/ mild leukoplakia look like
- grey/ white plaque
- flat to slightly elevated
- soft with sharply demarcated borders
- may be translucent, fissured, wrinkled
clinical presentation of nodular/ granular leukoplakia
increase surface irregularities
clinical presentation of homogenous/ thick leukoplakia
- distinctly white plaque
- thickened/ leathery
- deepened fissures
clinical presentation of speckled/ erythroleukoplakia
- white plaque with scattered patches of redness
- epithelial cells so immature and atrophic that they cant produce keratin
clinical presentation of verruciform
sharp/ blunt wart-like projections
clinical presentation of proliferative verrucous
- multiple, slowly spreading, keratotic plaques
- rough surface projections
- exhibit persistent growth, eventually become exophytic and verrucous (wart-like)
location of leukoplakia
- lip vermillion, buccal mucosa and gingiva ( more common)
- lip vermillion, tongue, floor of mouth (accounts for >90% of those that show dysplasia/ carcinoma)
how to diagnose leukoplakia
clinical + histo (must take biopsy) + elimination of other lesions that appear as white plaque
histopatho findings of leukoplakia
- hyperkeratosis and ____
- variable number of ____ cells in subjacent _____
- keratin layer will have ____
- no/ got dysplasia?
- may have acanthosis
- chronic inflammatory cells, in aubjacent CT
- hyperorthokeratosis/ hyperparakeratosis or both
- may have dysplasia
management of leukoplakia that exhibit moderate dysplasia or worse
- complete removal
- recurrence rate 10-35%
mx of leukoplakia with no/minimal dysplasia
- mx should be guided by lesion size and response to tobacco cessation
- may diminish in size after smoking cessation
ddx of leukoplakia
white lesions:
- leukoedema
- BARK, frictional keratosis (linea alba, morsicato buccarum)
- nicotinic stomatitis, smokeless tobacco lesions
- OLP, lichenoid reactions
- pseudomembranous candidiasis
- OHL
not white lesions:
- syphilis (secondary mucous patches)
- squamous papilloma, condyloma acuminatum
what layers of epithelium are affected and what histo is observed in MILD epithelial dysplasia in leukoplakia
- basal and parabasal layers
- nuclear hypochromatism and slight pleomorphism
what layers of epithelium are affected and what histo is observed in MODERATE epithelial dysplasia in leukoplakia
- basal layer to mid portion of spinous layer
- nuclear hypochromatism and pleomorphism
- cellular crowding
what layers of epithelium are affected and what histo is observed in SEVERE epithelial dysplasia in leukoplakia
- basal layer to a level above midpoint of epithelium
- marked nuclear hyPER chromatism and pleomorphism
- scattered mitotic figures
- atypical cells involve most of epithelial thickness
what layers of epithelium are affected and what histo is observed in carcinoma in situ epithelial dysplasia in leukoplakia
whole thickness of epithelium
what is the cause of oral lichen planus
chronic t cell mediated disorder of stratified squamous epithelium (SSE), unknown cause
which demographic is more affected by OLP
middle aged adults, females
predisposing factors for OLP
drugs, restorative materials, microbes (hep C), systemic disorders, stress
pathogenesis of OLP
- antigen specific cd8+ cytotoxic t cells trigger keratinocyte apoptosis, destroy the basal keratinocytes above basement membrane
- mast cell granulation and MMP activation -> prolongs antiinflam reaction
7 forms of OLP
PAPERBD
papular: raised
atrophic: red, thin
plaque: white, flat
erosive: break in epithelium
reticular: striated
bullous: bubble appearance (less common)
desquamative gingivitis: red, painful, involve free gingi margin to mucogingival fold