Leukoplakia of Tongue

MedGen UID:: 66830
•Concept ID:: C0241435
•: Neoplastic Process

Synonym:	Leukoplakia (tongue)
SNOMED CT:	Leukoplakia of tongue (91002001)

Definition

A clinical term that indicates the presence of a white patch on the surface of the tongue which cannot be characterized as any other disease. It may be a precancerous condition and in most cases histologic examination reveals keratosis. [from NCI]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVLeukoplakia of Tongue

Disease
- Disorder by Site
  - Head and Neck Disorder
    - Head and Neck Precancerous Condition
      - Oral Cavity and Lip Precancerous Condition
        Oral mucosa leukoplakia
        Leukoplakia of Tongue
        Hairy Leukoplakia of Tongue

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Hairy Tongue: Differential Diagnosis by Use of Widefield Optical Fluorescence.

Andrade SA, Ribeiro MM, Pratavieira S, Bagnato VS, Varotti FP
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Oral lichen planus - Differential diagnoses, serum autoantibodies, hematinic deficiencies, and management.

Chiang CP, Yu-Fong Chang J, Wang YP, Wu YH, Lu SY, Sun A
J Formos Med Assoc 2018 Sep;117(9):756-765. Epub 2018 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2018.01.021. PMID: 29472048

White lesions in the oral cavity: clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.

Jones KB, Jordan R
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2015 Dec;34(4):161-70. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.2015.0180. PMID: 26650693

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Leukoplakia of Tongue

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