title: The association of white lesions with oral squamous cell carcinoma. A retrospective study of 212 patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Hogewind
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van der Waal
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: van der Kwast
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Snow
mesh_terms: 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