Ngeow, W.C. and Yaacob, H. B. and Tan, P. L. (2002) Malignancy in oral lichen planus: a review of a group from the Malaysian population. Journal of oral science, 44 (2). pp. 65-71. ISSN 13434934 (ISSN)
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the socio-demography (age, race and gender) of a group of Malaysian patients who were diagnosed as suffering from oral lichen planus (OLP). The occurrence of malignancy was also investigated. A total of 77 clinical and biopsy records of patients with OLP were studied. Females were affected more than males, with the female to male ratio being 2:1. Middle-aged Indian and Chinese females tend to be affected by OLP when compared with the rest of the population. Only 19 patients returned for further follow-up. One adult Indian female with a six-year history of lichenoid reaction showed the presence of malignancy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Cited By (since 1996): 8 Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 12227497 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Yaacob, H.B.email: hashimy@um.edu.my |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | adolescent; adult; age distribution; aged; article; cell transformation; China; ethnology; female; human; India; lichen planus; Malaysia; male; middle aged; mouth hygiene; pathology; retrospective; study; sex ratio; squamous cell carcinoma; tongue tumor; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Humans; Lichen Planus, Oral; Oral Hygiene; Retrospective Studies; Tongue Neoplasms |
| Subjects: | Medicine and Dentistry Medicine and Dentistry > Clinical Dentistry |
| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Wei Cheong Ngeow |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2012 08:41 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Apr 2012 08:41 |
| URI: | http://opendepot.org/id/eprint/1007 |
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