Oral submucous fibrosis, a clinically benign but potentially malignant disease: Report of 3 cases and review of the literature

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 735-740

  Auluck, Ajit ^a   Rosin, Miriam P ^b   Zhang, Lewei ^a   Sumanth, K N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CASE REPORT; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GINGIVA TUMOR; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PRECANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; ARECA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; COLLAGEN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949138848     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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