Research Article

Intraoral Potentially Malignant Disorders in a Brazilian Oral Pathology Service: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Histopathological Findings

Table 4

Comparison between clinical and histopathological diagnosis.

Histopathological diagnosis Clinical diagnosis, (%)
LKP
ELKP
EP
Total

HKA58 (33.1)--58 (27.9)
MiED76 (43.4)8 (34.8)1 (10.0)85 (40.9)
MoED31 (17.7)7 (30.4)2 (20.0)40 (19.2)
SED5 (2.9)5 (21.7)4 (40.0)14 (6.7)
ISC2 (1.1)1 (4.4)2 (20.0)5 (2.4)
OSCC3 (1.8)2 (8.7)1 (10.0)6 (2.9)

HKA, hyperkeratosis and acanthosis without epithelial dysplasia; MiED, mild epithelial dysplasia; MoED, moderate epithelial dysplasia; SED, severe epithelial dysplasia; ISC, in situ carcinoma; OSCC, oral squamous cell carcinoma; LKP, leukoplakia; ELKP, erythroleukoplakia; EP, erythroplakia.