Histopathological characterization of the oral lichenoid disease subtypes and the relation with the clinical data

  1. Javier Alberdi Navarro 1
  2. Xabier Marichalar Mendia 1
  3. María José Lartitegui Sebastián 1
  4. María Luisa Gainza Cirauqui 2
  5. María Ángeles Echebarria Goicouria 1
  6. José Manuel Aguirre Urizar 1
  1. 1 Oral Medicine and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Units, Dental Clinic Service. Department of Stomatology II. UFI 11/25. University of the Basque Country/ EHU
  2. 2 Department of Dental Surgery, Faculty of Dental Surgery, University of Malta
Revista:
Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa

ISSN: 1698-6946

Año de publicación: 2017

Volumen: 22

Número: 3

Páginas: 8

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.4317/MEDORAL.21730 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa

Resumen

The aim of the study was to analyze the histopathological characteristics of samples with a diagnosis of oral lichenoid disease (OLD) and their link with the location and the type of clinical lesion, and the clinicopathological subtypes. Retrospective study on 85 consecutive patients diagnosed with OLD (58 women and 27 men, mean age of 57.7 years). Clinical and histopathological characterization of each case (modified WHO criteria). Collection of the clinical and histopathological data of the lesions. Descriptive and comparative statistical analysis of the results. The 78.8% of the cases were considered clinically typical while the 21.2% were considered compatible. Histologically, 52.9% were classified as typical and 47.1% as compatible. Biopsies from “plaque-like” lesions presented hyperkeratosis (p<0.001) and epithelial dysplasia (p=0.06) more frequently. Furthermore, acute inflammation was more evident in erosive-ulcerative lesions (p=0.001). Differences regarding the location of the biopsy were statistically non-significant. However, 42.9% of the tongue biopsies showed epithelial dysplasia. The histopathological aspect of this disorder is not specific and does not allow us to differentiate between the main subtypes. Therefore, the main reasons to perform a biopsy in this disorder are to define the differential diagnosis and to rule out epithelial dysplasia or a carcinoma. The final histopathological result may be subject to the type of lesion that is biopsied.

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