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| Diagnosis |
| – Diagnosis by exclusion with different levels of certainty. |
| Etiological Factors: |
| Six times more common in smokers than in non-smokers. |
| Risk Factors |
| These factors increase the risk of malignant transformation. A) Risk Factors on the clinical level: 1) Female |
| Risk Factors: |
| A) Risk Factors on the clinical level: 2)Location: (buccal mucosa in India, tongue and floor of the mouth in the Western countries) |
| Risk Factors: |
| A)Risk Factors on the clinical level: 3) Size > 200 mm2 |
| Risk Factors: |
| B) Risk Factors on the histopathological level: – Presence of dysplasia – Presence of Candida albicans |
| Risk Factors: |
| C) Predictive Factors at the genetic level: – Loss of heterozygosity at the chromosomal region: * 9p: early transformation * 17p, 3p: premalignant stage * 4q, 11q, 13q, 14q, 6p,8p: SCC or Carcinoma in situ |
