erythroplasia /eryth·ro·pla·sia/ (-pla´zhah) a condition of the mucous membranes characterized by erythematous papular lesions.
erythroplasia [ĕ-rith″ro-pla´zhah]
erythroplasia of Queyrat a form of epithelial dysplasia, ranging in severity from mild disorientation of epithelial cells to carcinoma in situ to invasive carcinoma, manifested as a circumscribed, velvety, erythematous papular lesion on the uncircumcised glans penis, coronal sulcus, prepuce, or occasionally the vulva. The term is sometimes used for the corresponding lesion of the oral mucosa (erythroplakia).
e·ryth·ro·pla·sia ( -rth r -pl  zh )n. Erythema and dysplasia of the epithelium. |
erythroplasia [ĕ-rith″ro-pla´zhah]
a condition of the mucous membranes characterized by red papular lesions.
erythroplasia of Queyrat a form of epithelial dysplasia, which may range in severity from mild disorientation of epithelial cells with variable cellular pleomorphism to changes of carcinoma in situ and even invasive carcinoma, usually found on the glans penis and prepuce of uncircumcised middle-aged and older men; occasionally it may involve the lips, oral mucosa, tongue, vulva, or glabrous skin. It is typically characterized by the development of a slowly growing, circumscribed, erythematous, usually moist, velvety, and shiny patch.
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