title: Familial occurrence of oral cancer: report of cases.
abstract: Four cases of familial occurrence of oral cancer are described and the postulated causes and predisposing factors of oral cancer are reviewed. None of these factors could satisfactorily explain the unusual familial occurrence observed in the cases presented.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozeki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiratsuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jingu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D010375:Pedigree; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics