Clinical outcomes of oral epithelial dysplasia managed by observation versus excision.
Christopher BernardJasper Zhongyuan ZhangHagen KliebNick BlanasWei XuMarco A O MagalhaesPublished in: Head & neck (2023)
Surgical excision of OED with or without negative margins did not reduce the rate of transformation to oral cancer but resulted in lower oncologic staging at diagnosis, leading to improved patient outcomes. Our results support the implementation of more extensive tissue sampling to improve cancer diagnosis and patient outcomes.