II. Causes: Benign
- Fibroma, Hemangioma, Papilloma
- Can occur anywhere in oral cavity
- Excise if symptomatic
- Exostoses: Torus Palatinus
- Bony growth of Hard Palate
- Surgery only if prosthetic device needed
III. Causes: Pre-malignant lesions
- Leukoplakia
- Erythroplakia
- Spotted Leukoplakia
IV. Causes: Malignant
- Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma
- Oral Melanoma (rare)
V. Management
- Biopsy any suspicious lesion present 2 weeks or more
VI. References
- Diaz in Noble (2001) Primary Care Medicine, p. 1757
- Weinberg (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(7):1379-86 [PubMed]