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Malignant transformation rate in oral submucous fibrosis over a 17‐year period
Author(s) -
Murti P.R.,
Bhonsle R.B.,
Pindborg J. J.,
Daftary D.K.,
Gupta P.C.,
Mehta Fali S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1985.tb00468.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral submucous fibrosis , malignant transformation , cancer , gastroenterology , dentistry , pathology
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.