Oral epithelial dysplasia classification systems: Predictive value, utility, weaknesses and scope for improvement

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Warnakulasuriya, S ^a,b   Reibel, J ^c   Bouquot, J ^d   Dabelsteen, E ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DENTAL BRANCH AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial dysplasia; Grading; Predictive value

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPLASIA; ERYTHROPLASIA; GENE MUTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; LEUKOPLAKIA; MOUTH DYSPLASIA; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SQUAMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WART VIRUS;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ERYTHROPLASIA; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 38749099514     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00584.x     Document Type: Review

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