The value of regular follow‐up of oral leukoplakia for early detection of malignant transformation

I Evren, AM Najim, JB Poell, ER Brouns, LJ Wils… - Oral …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Evaluate whether regular follow‐up of oral leukoplakia (OL) resulted in early
detection of malignant transformation (MT). Method Two hundred and twenty‐two …

Malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia in a well‐defined cohort of 144 patients

E Brouns, JA Baart, KH Karagozoglu… - Oral …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Oral leukoplakia is a potentially malignant disorder of the oral mucosa. The aim
of this retrospective study was to identify the factors that possibly predict malignant …

Annual malignant transformation rate of oral leukoplakia remains consistent: A long-term follow-up study

I Evren, ER Brouns, LJ Wils, JB Poell, CFW Peeters… - Oral Oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Numerous clinical and histopathological characteristics have been associated
with malignant transformation (MT) of oral leukoplakia (OL), including classic and …

Malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia: a follow-up study of a hospital-based population of 166 patients with oral leukoplakia from The Netherlands

KP Schepman, EH Van der Meij, LE Smeele… - Oral oncology, 1998 - Elsevier
A follow-up study of a hospital-based population of 166 patients with oral leukoplakia
revealed a 2.9% annual malignant transformation rate. The median follow-up period was 29 …

Oral leukoplakia: A clinicopathological study and malignant transformation

S Tovaru, M Costache, P Perlea, M Caramida… - Oral …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess the clinicopathological characteristics of a cohort of patients with oral
leukoplakia (OL) managed in a Romanian dental hospital and to evaluate the risk of …

Risk factors associated with malignant transformation in patients with oral leukoplakia in a Chinese population: a retrospective study

W Wu, Z Wang, Z Zhou - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose The study aim was to investigate the risk factors for the progression of oral
leukoplakia (OLK) to malignancy. Patients and Methods The data from 2,628 patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Hospital-based epidemiological and clinical characterisation of the malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia in a Chinese population

M Lyu, Y Guo, S Li, D Yang, H Hua - International Dental Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective: The aim of this review was to analyse, systematically, hospital-based
epidemiological information concerning the malignant transformation rate (MTR) of oral …

[PDF][PDF] Correlation between clinical and pathologic diagnosis in oral leukoplakia in 54 patients

R Vázquez-Álvarez… - Med Oral Patol Oral …, 2010 - researchgate.net
The main aim of this study was to establish a correlation between the clinical and pathologic
diagnosis of oral leukoplakia with a particular focus on epithelial dysplasia. We reviewed the …

Marked variation in malignant transformation rates of oral leukoplakia

A Anderson, N Ishak - Evidence-based dentistry, 2015 - nature.com
Results A total of 24 studies were included in this review, involving 12,103 patients. Of the
24 studies included 14 were retrospective. Studies were analysed by subgroup, allowing the …

[HTML][HTML] Clinicopathologic factors associated with malignant transformation of oral leukoplakias: a retrospective cohort study

F Jäwert, H Pettersson, E Jagefeldt, E Holmberg… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is clinically challenging to identify oral leukoplakias that have a high risk of undergoing
malignant transformation. The aim of this retrospective study was to elucidate the …