RT Book, Section
A1 Huber, Michaell A.
A1 Gonsalves, Wanda C.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164344844
T1 Leukoplakia
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164344844
RD 2024/04/23
AB A  57-year-old  female  smoker  presents  at  the  physician's  clinic  with  a  7-month  history  of  a  nonpainful  white  patch  below  her  tongue.  She  admits  to  drinking  2  to  3  beers  in  the  evening  and  smoking  1  pack  of  cigarettes  per  day.  Your  examination  reveals  a  painless  white,  thick  lesion  with  fissuring  below  the  tongue  (Figure  44-1).  A  biopsy  shows  this  to  be  premalignant  and  the  patient  is  told  that  she  must  stop  smoking  and  drinking.  She  is  also  referred  to  an  oral  surgeon  for  further  evaluation  of  her  dysplasia.