Table 2 Histologic diagnosis of initial and early biopsies of proliferative leukoplakia.

From: Characterization of initial/early histologic features of proliferative leukoplakia and correlation with malignant transformation: a multicenter study

 

N (%)

HkNR

27 (31.4)

With atypia

3 (11.1)

OED

46 (53.5)

Mild

19 (41.3)

Moderate

20 (43.5)

Severe

7 (15.2)

AVH

3 (3.5)

SCCa

10 (11.6)

ABESP

4 (40.0%)

Total

86 (100)

  1. ABESP atypical bulky endophytic squamous proliferation, AVH atypical verrucous hyperplasia, HkNR hyperkeratosis not reactive, OED oral epithelial dysplasia, SCCa squamous cell carcinoma
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