Oral Erythroplakia
Erythroplakia or erythroplasia is a clinical term to describe any erythematous area on a mucous membrane that cannot be attributed to any other pathology. These may appear as smooth, velvety, granular or nodular lesions often with well-defined margins adjacent to normal looking mucosa. Erythroplakia is more common among middle aged to elderly persons and, especially among men. It is strongly associated with tobacco habits and alcohol drinking. Treatment involves in oral erythroplakia is biopsy of the lesion to identify extent of dysplasia. Complete excision of the lesion is sometimes advised depending on the histopathology found in the biopsy. Even in these cases, recurrence of the erythroplakia is common and, thus, long-term monitoring is needed.
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