@misc{cogprints8177, volume = {44}, number = {2}, month = {June}, author = {Dr. W.C. Ngeow}, note = {Cited By (since 1996): 8 Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 12227497 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Yaacob, H.B.email: hashimy@um.edu.my}, title = {Malignancy in oral lichen planus: a review of a group from the Malaysian population}, year = {2002}, journal = {Journal of oral science}, pages = {65--71}, keywords = {adolescent; adult; age distribution; aged; article; cell transformation; China; ethnology; female; human; India; lichen planus; Malaysia; male; middle aged; mouth hygiene; pathology; retrospective; study; sex ratio; squamous cell carcinoma; tongue tumor; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Humans; Lichen Planus, Oral; Oral Hygiene; Retrospective Studies; Tongue Neoplasms}, url = {http://cogprints.org/8177/}, abstract = {The objective of this study was to determine the socio-demography (age, race and gender) of a group of Malaysian patients who were diagnosed as suffering from oral lichen planus (OLP). The occurrence of malignancy was also investigated. A total of 77 clinical and biopsy records of patients with OLP were studied. Females were affected more than males, with the female to male ratio being 2:1. Middle-aged Indian and Chinese females tend to be affected by OLP when compared with the rest of the population. Only 19 patients returned for further follow-up. One adult Indian female with a six-year history of lichenoid reaction showed the presence of malignancy.} }