Risk Assessment of Oral Leukoplakia by Individual Dysplasia Features.

State Required CME Pathology
Journal: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Malignant transformation (MT) risk assessment in oral leukoplakia (OL) relies on tissue sample and oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) grading. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of each OED feature in predicting MT in OL.

Authors

  • Andresa Borges Soares
    Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Saman Warnakulasuriya
    Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
  • Letícia da Silveira Terra Junqueira
    Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • André Luis Santana de Freitas
    Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Amanda Schneider
    Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Alan Roger Santos Silva
    Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, University of Campinas (FOP/UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Marcelo Sperandio
    Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

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