The association of white lesions with oral squamous cell carcinoma. A retrospective study of 212 patients.
A series of 212 patients with a histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity has been studied for the coexistence of white lesions. Such lesions were found in 48% of the patients, more often in women than in men (p less than 0.05). No relation to a specific site could be found.
Hogewind
W F
WF
Department of Oral Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
van der Waal
I
I
van der Kwast
W A
WA
Snow
G B
GB
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors