Oral Pathology: Mucous Membrane Lesions

abnormal biopsy blood buccal mucosa cancer chronic clinical appearance clinically positive cm in diameter condition connective tissue consists dental hygienist denture differential diagnosis disease process documented ecchymosis elevated entities epithelium Erythema Multiforme erythematous etiology evaluation examination process excision exophytic family history Figure gingiva gland head and neck hemangioma herpes histologic indicates infection initial inspection intraoral involved junctional nevus keratinized lamina propria lesion leukoplakia lichen planus lips lupus lymph nodes lymphadenopathy malignant maxillary melanoma ment metastasis minor salivary mouth mucocele neck examination neoplasm nodules normal occur oral cavity oral lesions oral mucosa pain palpation parameters past medical history patient patient's chief complaint Petechia physical examination pigmentation plaques practitioner prickle cell layer prognosis protocol refers result rete pegs skin social history specialist specific squamous cell carcinoma structures surface symptoms syndrome tion tongue tuberculosis tumor types ulcer usually vesicles white lesion