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leukoplakia [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

A disturbance of keratinization of mucous membrane, variously present as small opalescent patches or as extensive leathery plaques, occasionally ulcerated; histologically it may exhibit the features of dyskeratosis, disturbance in the orderly maturation of stratified squamous epithelium and nuclear enlargement, and it is then regarded as precancerous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Plaque ou tache blanche apparaissant sur une muqueuse buccale ou génitale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Placa blanca abultada localizada en la membrana mucosa de la boca, los labios o la lengua, en la vulva, en la región anal, que puede convertirse en cancerosa.

CONT

Si la leucoplaquia afecta a la boca, se suele asociar a heridas en la mucosa y al abuso en el consumo de tabaco, alcohol y comidas muy condimentadas. La leucoplaquia también puede aparecer en una zona que ha sido dañada de forma reiterada por un diente.

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