Isaäc van der Waal

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, VU University Medical Center (VUmc)/Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Netherlands

6. Co-morbidities

Patients with oral cancer may also be prone to co-morbidities, mainly:.

4. Potentially malignant disorders of the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa

Erythroplakia is rare (<1.0%), typically related to tobacco and alcohol use, and seen in the middle-aged and the older patient. It is usually a solitary lesion defined as a ‘fiery red patch that...