LEUKOPLAKIA AND ERYTHROPLAKIA AFTER 9 YEARS OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2020-09, Vol.130 (3), p.e213-e214
• Main Authors: SENA, MYCAELLE STEPHANNY DAS NEVES BARBOSA, SILVA, CLAYTON CLENISSON DE CARVALHO, SANTOS, VANESSA DE CARLA BATISTA DOS, SILVA, LARISSA TINô DE CARVALHO, LEITE, INGRID FERREIRA, NASCIMENTO, RENEE OLIVEIRA DO, FERREIRA, SONIA MARIA SOARES
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2212-4403; 2212-4411
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.491

Oral lesions such as leukoplakia and erythroplakia are the most common premalignant diseases which can affect oral mucosa of smokers and drinkers. It is reported a case of a female, 38-year-old patient, non-smoker, non-drinker, who was diagnosed 9 years ago with moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) on her tongue. She attended to follow-up irregularly for 2 years and 9 years after OSCC-diagnosis she has returned, with complaint of burning tongue. Intraoral examination showed 2 lesions bilaterally located on the lateral border of the tongue. The first one was in the same region of her ex-OSCC, which was biopsied and leukoplakia with moderate dysplasia was confirmed; and second one was an erythematous macula clinically diagnosed as erythroplakia with moderate and intense dysplasia. The patient was referred to a head and neck surgeon to treatment of both lesions. This case illustrates the importance of clinical follow-up of OSCC-patients.