Malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Omar Kujan Fernanda Weber Mello Saman Warnakulasuriya

Published in: Oral diseases (2020)

Despite the poorly reported and the limited number of studies, our analysis confirms that close to 4% of patients diagnosed with OSF may develop oral cancer. Cases with oral epithelial dysplasia had a higher potential for malignant transformation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
risk assessment