Leukaemic infiltration in the oral and maxillofacial region: An update.
Ana Carolina Velasco Pondé de SenaJosé Alcides Almeida de ArrudaFernanda Pereira Delgado CostaAna Paula Vilaça LemosFabiana Maria KakehasiDenise Vieira TravassosLucas Guimarães AbreuFelipe Paiva FonsecaRicardo Alves de MesquitaTarcília Aparecida da SilvaPublished in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2021)
A considerable number of studies reported oral manifestations mainly in individuals with the acute form of leukaemia. Children and adults were affected, but the fifth decade of life was the most common. Dentists should be vigilant since these manifestations may be important for a diagnosis and for the monitoring of the treatment response and recurrence of haematological neoplasia.