LCP Classification and Staging System for Oral Leukoplakia
Purpose: | To evaluate a patient with oral leukoplakia using the LCP classification and staging system. |
Specialty: | Otolaryngology Hematology Oncology Infectious Diseases |
Objective: | clinical diagnosis, including family history for genetics, criteria for diagnosis, severity, prognosis, stage |
ICD-10: | K13.2 |
Description: | The LCP classification and staging system can be used to characterize lesions of oral leukoplakia. A provisional diagnosis can be made when the external appearance cannot distinguish between the different causes of a white mucosal lesion. A definitive diagnosis can be made when an etiologic cause is identified, which usually requires histologic examination of a biopsy. |
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