Summary
Definition
História e exame físico
Principais fatores diagnósticos
- presença de fatores de risco
- placas brancas homogêneas
- outras causas para exclusão de lesões brancas
- aparência não homogênea
Outros fatores diagnósticos
- sexo masculino
- idade >40 anos
Fatores de risco
- tabagismo
- uso de bebidas alcoólicas
- uso de noz-de-areca (bétele)
- candidíase crônica
- predisposição genética
- imunossupressão
- anemia de Fanconi
- exposição solar
- infecção pelo papilomavírus humano (HPV)
- Infecção por Treponema pallidum (sífilis)
Investigações diagnósticas
Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas
- biópsia incisional
Investigações a serem consideradas
- biópsia por escova
- autoanticorpos para anticorpo antinuclear (ANA), DNA de fita dupla e antígeno de Smith
- Sorologia para Treponema pallidum
Novos exames
- espectroscopia de quimioluminescência
- marcadores moleculares e cromossômicos
- diagnóstico fotodinâmico (DFD) com ácido 5-aminolevulínico (DFD-ALA)
- coloração vital com azul de toluidina
Algoritmo de tratamento
todos os pacientes
Colaboradores
Autores
Saman Warnakulasuriya, DSc, BDS, PhD
Emeritus Professor
Dental Institute at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospitals
Department of Oral Medicine
King's College London
London
UK
Declarações
SW is an author of several references cited in this topic.
Agradecimentos
Professor Saman Warnakulasuriya would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr James Sciubba and the late Professor Crispian Scully for their contributions to this topic.
Declarações
JS is an author of some references cited in this topic.
Revisores
Finn Praetorius, DDS
Oral Pathologist
Department of Oral Pathology
School of Dentistry
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Declarações
FP declares that he has no competing interests.
Isaac Van der Waal, DDS, PhD
Professor and Head
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Disclosures
IVdW declares that he has no competing interests.
Michaell Huber, DDS
Associate Professor
Head
Division of Oral Medicine
Department of Dental Diagnostic Science
Dental School
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio
TX
Disclosures
MH declares that he has no competing interests.
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References
Key articles
Lingen MW, Abt E, Agrawal N, et al. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the evaluation of potentially malignant disorders in the oral cavity: a report of the American Dental Association. J Am Dent Assoc. 2017 Oct;148(10):712-27;e10.Full text Abstract
Lodi G, Franchini R, Warnakulasuriya S, et al. Interventions for treating oral leukoplakia to prevent oral cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jul 29;(7):CD001829.Full text Abstract
Reference articles
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Differentials
- Carcinoma de células escamosas oral
- Candidíase crônica
- Fibrose submucosa
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