Leukemic stomatitis

Stomatitis is an inflammation of the oral mucosa that can be caused by various reasons, such as a viral infection, allergy, injury or oral disease. However, when it comes to leukemic stomatitis, it has a completely different etiology and pathogenesis.

Leukemia stomatitis is a rare oral cancer that occurs as a result of malignant transformation of mucosal cells that are usually harmless in other tissues or organs. In most cases, the cause of leukemic stomatitis is a mutation (loss or change) of genes that control the immune system's response to external stimuli (antigens). This leads to excess production