An Evaluation of Clinical and Histopathological Aspects of Patients with Oral Submucous Fibrosis in the Background of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Bogahawatte Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Samadarani SiriwardenaK L T D JayawardenaN H SenarathW M TilakaratnePublished in: BioMed research international (2018)
High degree of prevalence of OSF was observed among the OSCC patients. There were also a male predilection and younger age at presentation in these patients. However, a significant association was not observed in the degree of fibrosis with malignant transformation or the level of histopathological differentiation of the tumor. Lymph node metastasis also failed to express a significant relationship with the presence of OSF.