Abstract
The purpose of the present retrospective study was to learn whether a biopsy of oral premalignant lesions, leukoplakia and erythroplakia, shows histopathological findings representative of the whole surgically removed lesion. Moreover, to see whether histopathological characteristics of the whole lesion are significant for future malignant development after surgery. A total of 101 lesions in 96 patients were included, 42 lesions (41%) being homogenous and 50 (50%) non-homogenous leukoplakias, whereas nine (9%) were erythroplakias. The lesions were biopsied and subsequently surgically removed on the average of 10.4 months after biopsy. Surgical specimens were examined in two or more step sections distributed throughout the specimen. The histological findings of the biopsies were compared with those of the whole lesions. After surgical intervention the patients were followed (mean 6.8 years, range: 1.5-18.6), and new biopsies taken in case of recurrences. Smokers (73%) were encouraged to quit smoking and candidal infections were treated. The possible influence of different variables on the risk of malignant development was estimated by means of logistic regression analysis. Histological examination of the whole lesions showed that seven lesions (7%) harboured a carcinoma and 70 lesions (69%) showed a degree of epithelial dysplasia or carcinoma in situ. Eleven lesions (12%) developed carcinoma after a mean follow-up period of 7.5 years. A comparison of the degree of dysplasia in the biopsies with that of the whole lesion demonstrated variation with concurrent diagnosis in 49% of the lesions and in 79% after inclusion of lesions with one degree up or down the scale of epithelial dysplasia. The estimated odds ratio showed that none of the associated variables including presence of any degree of epithelial dysplasia in the whole lesion, site, demarcation and smoking had influence on the risk of malignant development.
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