2. Tobacco products are products made entirely or partly of leaf
tobacco as raw material, which are intended to be
smoked, sucked, chewed or snuffed.
All contain the highly addictive psychoactive ingredient,
nicotine.
Tobacco use is one of the main risk factors for a number of
chronic diseases, including cancer, lung diseases, and
cardiovascular diseases.
12. LEUKOPLAKIA
HOMOGENOUS
raised plaque
formation, varying
in size with
irregular edges.
NON-
HOMOGENOUS
Nodular or
speckled
Verrucous
Ulcerated
white patches on an
erythomatous base
verrucous proliferation
raised above the
mucosal surface.
red area, with white
patches generally present
at the periphery. Give the
appearance of an
ulceration.
14. LEUKOPLAKIA
A white patch that cannot be wiped off the mucosa.
Usually affects men > women, 30 yrs and above.
Most common site : buccal mucosa and commissures.
15. ERYTHROPLAKIA
HOMOGENOUS SPECKLED FORM
usually it was red lesion,
however it often exhibits
interspersed with white
plaque.
• It affect buccal mucosa,
soft palate
• Appears bright red, soft,
velvety lesion
Erythroplakia
16. A red patch
Asymptomatic lesion.
Common sites: floor of the mouth,
lateral surface of the tongue, and
buccal mucosa.
The surface is frequently velvety in
texture
17. Keratosis – diffuse whitening
of the entire palatal mucosa
elevated nodules often
with central red dots
Nicotine Palatinus of reverse smoker
18. Characterized into:
1. Keratosis – diffuse whitening of the entire palatal mucosa
2. Excrescences – 1-3mm elevated nodules often with
central red dots corresponding to the opening of palatal
mucous glands.
3. Patches – well-defined elevate white plaques which could
qualify for the clinical term of leucoplakia.
4. Red areas – well-defined reddening of the palatal mucosa.
5. Ulcerated areas – crater-like areas covered by fibrin.
6. Non-pigmented areas – areas of palatal mucosa which are
devoid of pigmentation.
19. Smokeless tobacco keratosis
oSnuff pouch or smokeless
tobacco keratosis is a white
keratotic lesion.
o It has a translucent
appearance rather than an
opaque whiteness.
20. The microscopic appearance of tissue from a lesion
does not reveal excessive keratinisation, which is
characteristic of leukoplakia.
This lesion is located only in areas of direct contact
with snuff or chewed tobacco and is reversible
when the affected patients stop the habit.
21. Oral submucous fibrosis
is a premalignant condition characterized by slowly
progressive chronic fibrotic disease of the oral
cavity and oropharynx, in which the oral mucosa
loses its elasticity and develops fibrous bands,
which ultimately lead to difficulty in opening the
mouth.
Several aetiological factors are suggested but it is
now accepted that OSMF is clearly caused by
areca nut chewing.
22. The increased malignant potential is due to
generalized epithelial atrophy.
23. MECHANISM OF TOBACCO CARCINOGENESIS
Tobacco consumption is correlated with
accumulation of DNA damage
exposure to tobacco-related chemical carcinogens
Can provide direct damaging effects on the cellular DNA
in the human oral cavity.
There are >60 carcinogens in cigarette smoke & at least
16 in unburned tobacco have been evaluated by IARC
* IARC – International Agency for Research on Cancer
24. Strong carcinogens
(1-200ng per cigarette)
Weak carcinogens
(nearly 1mg per cigarette)
Tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs)
N-nitrosonornicotine (NNN)
4-[methylnitrosoamino]-1-[3-
pyridyl]-1-butanone (NNK)
Polyclyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P)
Aromatic amines
4-aminobiphenyl
Acetyldehyde
Catechol
Isoprene
• The total amount of carcinogens in cigarette smoke
adds up to 1–3 mg per cigarette
• PAHs, TSNAs are likely carcinogen involvement in oral
cancer
Table 1: Example of carcinogens in tobacco-smoke
26. CARCINOGEN BIOMARKERS
Provide objective measures of carcinogen uptake,
metabolic activation and detoxification in people who
use, or are otherwise exposed to tobacco products
Among carcinogen biomarkers:
DNA adducts potentially provide the most direct link to cancer
Protein adducts are useful alternatives to DNA adducts
Urinary metabolites are probably the most practical biomarkers
and provide important information about carcinogen dose and
metabolism.
Important in establishing carcinogen dose in people who
are exposed to tobacco products and in understanding
mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and might ultimately be
useful in predicting cancer risk.
27. Damaged genomic DNA has been detected as DNA-
adducts in various tissues of cigarette smokers .
These findings strongly suggested a causal role of
tobacco use in oral carcinogenesis.
However, continued intraoral placement of smokeless
tobacco failed to evoke malignant conversion of oral
mucosal cells of animals in vivo, indicating that tobacco
use alone may not suffice development of oral cancer .
Hence, other environmental factors including alcohol
consumption, nutritional deficiencies, and DNA tumor
viruses have also been implicated in oral carcinogenesis.
29. INTRODUCTION
Oral cancer is any cancerous tissue growth located in the
mouth.
May be primary or secondary lesion.
Usually occurs in older past 5th decade.
Common in men than female
Commonly involves
the tissue of the lips
the tongue
the floor of the mouth
cheek lining
gingiva or palate
31. TOBACCO USE
Effect of tobacco on the mouth depend on the way
it is used and this varies in different country
Westernized & Malaysia – cigarettes> pipe smoking
India, southern USA – tobacco chewing/ snuff
dipping
32. Cigarette smoking
Smoking > 40 sticks day – significantly increased risk
of oral cancer
No specific oral lesion related
Heavy smokers – patchy mucosal pigmentation
Pipe smoking
Likely to develop stomatitis nicotina of palate, a white
patch with no malignant potential
Smokeless tobacco & betel quid
Carcinoma tends to arise at the site in the mouth
where the tobacco is habitually held
Often preceded by red/ white lesions or dysplasia
Snuff dipping can causes extensive hyperkeratotic
plaques-> verucous carcinoma/SCC
33. SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
Most common malignant neoplasm of the oral cavity.
Also called epidermoid carcinoma.
Site of occurrence
Lower lip
Tongue
Floor of the mouth
Gingiva
Palate – soft and hard
Tonsil
Upper lip
Buccal mucosa
Uvula
34. CLINICAL FEATURES
Deep seated ulcerated mass (extending into the adjacent tissue)
Fungating ulcerated mass (extending away from the adjacent
tissues)
Ulcer margins commonly elevated
Adjacent tissues commonly firm to palpation (indurated)
May be residual leukoplakia and/or erythroplakia
Continuous enlargement
More common in adult males
Positive cervical lymphadenopathy may be present
Local pain, referred pain (often to the ear) and paresthesia
(often of the lower lip)
35. VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA
A diffuse largely exophytic superficial spreading, highly
keratinized, warty form of well differentiated SCC that is
unlikely to metastasize.
Mostly involved- gingiva, alveolar mucosa, buccal mucosa
Can also involved-hard palate, floor of mouth
36. Tumors grow slowly,
exhibit an exophytic
papillary (warty)
pattern and tend to
be diffusely
distributed
37. SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA
Biphasic or monophasic neoplasm composed of SCC and
malignant spindle cell population
Occurs primarily in males
Often affects lower lip, lateral posterior of tongue or alveolar
ridge
Less aggressive than other forms of poorly differentiated
carcinoma
38. Typically appear as polypoid mass
It may resemble other forms of
squamous cell carcinoma
presenting as a fungating nodular
mass or an endophytic ulceration
Patient may complain hoarseness,
pain, burning sensation, dsypnea,
dysphagia, loose teeth, swelling or a
non-healing ulcer
39. BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
Has tendency to originate within the base of the tongue, floor
of mouth, buccal mucosa, retromolar pad and gingiva
Most BCC solitary but often multiple in those occurring in
Gorlin-Goltz syndrome
40. Usually starts as a slightly
elevated papule that slowly
enlarges and eventually
develops a central, crusted
ulcer with an elevated
smooth rolled border
If untreated the tumor
enlarges and invades
adjacent tissues and
structures by direct
extension but rarely
metastasize
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