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A pre-malignant lesion is a lesion that, while not cancerous, has strong potential for becoming cancerous.
An example would be a callous-like area between the cheek and gum where someone who chews tobacco keeps the tobacco plug. Given enough time, that area will often turn cancerous.
Sometimes a chronic irritation from an ill-fitting denture can be called pre-malignant.
The cause of a pre-malignant lesion should be determined and eliminated, and the lesion should usually be biopsied to make sure it is not cancer.
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What is difference between premalignant lesion and premalignant condition?
The World Health Organization classifies oral precancerous/potentially malignant disorders into 2 general groups, as follows:A precancerous lesion is "a morphologically altered tissue in which oral cancer is more likely to occur than its apparently normal counterpart." These precancerous lesions include leukoplakia, erythroplakia, and the palatal lesions of reverse smokers.A precancerous condition is "a generalized state associated with significantly increased risk of cancer." The precancerous conditions include submucous fibrosis, lichen planus, epidermolysis bullosa, and discoid lupus erythematous.
Can premalignant cancer turn into malignant cancer?
Premalignant cancer means that the tumor is not quite malignant; this is a broad definition, but it can become malignant.
Which lesion in a coronary artery do physicians normally consider higher risk proximal lesion or distal lesion?
Proximal lesion
Is 'porokeratosis' malignant?
Porokeratosis is a premalignant condition, with certain groups of patients at greatest risk for malignant transformation.
Is a lesion a pathological site?
A 'lesion' is anything or any site of the body that is not normal.Yes, a lesion is a pathological site.
What is a subcapsular lesion?
small subcapsular lesion of the liver
How does a DBS differ from a lesion?
This has the same effect as a lesion, but is adjustable.
What type of lesion is 0.4 cm blister?
Primary lesion
What is a sentence for the word lesion?
I need to see a doctor about this lesion.Despite his doctors orders, he poked the lesion.
What is an ovoid lesion?
An ovoid lesion is a lesion that is egg-shaped. There are many studies linking these lesions to diseases like multiple sclerosis.
How is a spinal lesion treated?
It all depends on what the lesion is made of and where it is on the spine. A benign lesion is non-cancerous whereas a malignant lesion is cancerous.Lesions can be defined according to the patterns they form. Lesions can also be categorized by their size. A gross lesion is one that can be seen with the naked eye. A microscopic or histologic lesion requires the magnification of a microscope to be seen.
Is Actinic keratosis the same as melanoma?
Actinic keratosis are precancerous lesions on the skin that has been chronically exposed to the sun. Being precancerous, or premalignant, A.K. can develop into skin cancer. However, relatively few of them actually develop into cancers, a process that takes years for the most part. When a premalignant lesion becomes malignant the cancer is called a squamous cell carinoma. Although squamous cell skin cancers have the potential for metastasis (spreading to other areas), such cancers that arise in preexisting actinic keratoses have a low potential for such spread, and only do so once they have gone deeper and the skin and become invasive. If treated correctly at the early stage, this chances of this occurring are reduced.
