A 27-year-old man presents for a routine oral examination. Both sides of his buccal mucosa exhibit a filmy white opacity that disappears when the cheek is stretched. There is no pain, and the tissue feels normal to palpation. This would most likely be:

a. Squamous cell carcinoma
b. Hairy leukoplakia
c. Nicotine stomatitis
d. Leukoedema
e. Benign migratory glossitis


D

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