Progress in determining the malignant potential of oral lesions
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- 10 April 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine
- Vol. 32 (5) , 251-256
Abstract
The dilemma in managing patients with potentially malignant oral lesions and field change is of deciding which mucosal lesions or areas will progress to carcinoma. Although dysplasia may be predictive, this is not invariable, and there can be considerable inter‐ and intraexaminer variation in that diagnosis. Recent data on molecular and DNA changes in potentially malignant lesions suggest that it is now feasible to identify those lesions that are truly potentially malignant.Keywords
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