Oral premalignant lesions: Is a biopsy reliable?

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 262-266

  Holmstrup, P ^a   Vedtofte, P ^b   Reibel, J ^a   Stoltze, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epithelial dysplasia; Malignant transformation; Oral erythroplakia; Oral leukoplakia; Pre cancer; Pre neoplasia; Prognosis; Surgery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CANCER RISK; CANDIDIASIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; DYSPLASIA; ERYTHROPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOPLAKIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH LESION; ORAL BIOPSY; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ERYTHROPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247361698     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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