Clinical Photographs Page 3

Clinical Photographs Page 3

(iii) Other Mucosal Lesions

Assessing patients for potential malignancy and malignancy requires a high index of suspicion. Remember, however, that many non-cancerous conditions and systemic diseases may present with oral mucosal changes. Here are some examples:

major_recurrent

trauma

pyogenic

1. Major recurrent aphthous ulcer of the soft palate 2. Trauma to the lateral margin of the tongue. 3. Pyogenic granuloma of the buccal mucosa.

lichen_planus

lupus

necrotising

4. Lichen planus of the buccal mucosa. 5. Lupus erythematosus of the buccal mucosa. 6. Necrotising sialometaplasia of the soft palate.

lichenoid

pseudomembranous

fibroepithelial

7. Lichenoid eruption on dorsal surface of the tongue. 8. Pseudomembranous candidosis of the buccal mucosa. 9. Fibroepithelial polyp of the buccal mucosa.