| Literature DB >> 3866655 |
P R Murti, R B Bhonsle, J J Pindborg, D K Daftary, P C Gupta, F S Mehta.
Abstract
Sixty-six patients with oral submucous fibrosis were followed-up for a period of 17 yr (median observation 10 yr) in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India. Oral cancer developed in five (7.6%) patients. The malignant transformation rate in the same sample was 4.5% over a 15-yr observation period (median 8 yr). These findings impart a high degree of malignant potential to this condition.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3866655 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1985.tb00468.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol ISSN: 0301-5661 Impact factor: 3.383