Assessing field change through the expression of cytokeratin 18 and 19 in areas of erosive oral lichen planus and adjoining normal mucosa
Introduction: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a potentially malignant disorder. Of its seven different clinical forms, erosive is most prone for malignant transformation. The concept of field cancerization postulates that the mucosa of upper aero-digestive tract has a potential for developing malignancy...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2018;volume=30;issue=3;spage=201;epage=206;aulast=Prabakaran |