Can oral leukoplakia always turn into cancer even if tobacco is stopped. Will it regress and disappear after tobacco is stopped.In Pune were it can be surgically removed.

Question

There is about 1-10% chance every year of leukoplakia turning into cancer after you have stopped tobacco, alcohol and betel nut. It is more for speckled or thick nodular leukoplakia and leukoplakia on floor of mouth and RMT. I usually observe most of the oral leukoplakia which are thin and homogenous and remove those which are speckled and thick nodular or erythroplakia. 40-45% of the leukoplakia would remain static, 40-45% would regress and about 10-20% would turn into cancer if observed. You can show it to any surgical oncologist or a head and neck cancer surgeon in Pune.

Nikhilesh Borkar · Accepted Answer

There is about 1-10% chance every year of leukoplakia turning into cancer after you have stopped tobacco, alcohol and betel nut. It is more for speckled or thick nodular leukoplakia and leukoplakia on floor of mouth and RMT. I usually observe most of the oral leukoplakia which are thin and homogenous and remove those which are speckled and thick nodular or erythroplakia. 40-45% of the leukoplakia would remain static, 40-45% would regress and about 10-20% would turn into cancer if observed. You can show it to any surgical oncologist or a head and neck cancer surgeon in Pune.

Isha Malhotra · Answer

It takes a lot years to go away .some times it also converts to cancer. If there is strong irritation. Sometimes mouth does not open. It can be oral submucous fibrosis as well. Kindly visit dentist for clinical review.

Shravan Kumar · Answer

Not always.