PREMALIGNANT AND MALIGNANT LESIONS OF THE ORAL MUCOSA AND THEIR IMPACT ON PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE.

Autor: POPA, ANA-MARIA, GHEUCÃ-SOLOVÃSTRU, LAURA, POPESCU, IOANA, MOCANU, MÃDÃLINA, PÃTRAªCU, ADRIANA IONELA, VÂÞÃ, DAN
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Zdroj: Dermatovenerologia Journal; 2023, Vol. 68 Issue 3, p31-37, 7p
Abstrakt: Patient quality of life is an increasingly common concept in the medical world, with the aim of integrating questionnaires on the patient's self-perception of illness and life into therapeutic management. Among the oral mucosal diseases with the most significant impact on quality of life, premalignant and malignant lesions are distinguished, with a prognosis that can influence not only quality of life but also its duration [1]. The majority of oral squamous cell carcinomas develop against the background of premalignant lesions of the oral cavity. A wide range of conditions have been implicated in the development of oral cancer, including leukoplakia, erythroplakia, oral lichen planus, actinic cheilitis, oral submucous fibrosis [2]. Oral mucosal lesions adversely affect quality of life, functional limitation, physical disability and psychological disability leading to social isolation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index