A 30-year-old male patient presented to OPD with a complaint of a burning sensation in the mouth along with a red patch on the ventral surface of the tongue for a year. History revealed that he was consuming paan and chalia from an early age. On examination, the lesion appeared erosive, granular with well-defined margins adjacent to the normal oral mucosa. What likely histological changes can be seen in such lesions?
A Acanthotic changes
B Hyperkeratosis
C Metaplastic changes
D Dysplastic changes
