Oral lichenoid dysplasia and not oral lichen planus undergoes malignant transformation at high rates.
Kate ShearstonBehrooz FatehShixiong TaiDzikamai HoveCamile S FarahPublished in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2019)
Compared with other oral lichenoid conditions, OLD lesions are at a particularly high risk of malignant transformation and should be managed based on the presence of dysplasia and not the lichenoid inflammatory infiltrate. OLP demonstrates a relatively low rate of malignant transformation. Diagnostic histopathology is important for discriminating OLP from OLD.
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