Barasch A, Safford M M
Department of Oral Diagnosis, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, USA.
Compendium. 1993 Nov;14(11):1376, 1378-82, 1384; quiz 1386.
Painful oral complications are common in patients undergoing treatment for malignant diseases. Correct diagnosis of painful oral lesions, as well as identification of etiological factors and appropriate therapy, are imperative for this group of patients. Oral mucosites, infections, and graft-versus-host disease and their respective current and prospective methods of management are reviewed.
