Research Article
Intraoral Potentially Malignant Disorders in a Brazilian Oral Pathology Service: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Histopathological Findings
Table 2
Location of the lesions according to the clinical diagnosis.
| | | Clinical diagnosis, (%) | LKP
| ELKP
| EP
| Total
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| | Mouth floor | 16 (9.1) | 2 (8.7) | - | 18 (8.7) | | Tongue | 31 (17.7) | 7 (30.4) | 3 (30.0) | 41 (19.7) | | Gingiva | 53 (30.3) | 4 (17.4) | 2 (20.0) | 59 (28.4) | | Buccal mucosa | 44 (25.1) | 8 (34.8) | 4 (40.0) | 56 (26.9) | | Palate | 12 (6.9) | 2 (8.7) | 1 (10.0) | 15 (7.2) | | Retro molar | 19 (10.9) | - | - | 19 (9.1) |
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LKP, leukoplakia; ELKP, erythroleukoplakia; EP, erythroplakia.
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