?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Malignancy+in+oral+lichen+planus%3A+a+review+of+a+group+from+the+Malaysian+population&rft.creator=Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=The+objective+of+this+study+was+to+determine+the+socio-demography+(age%2C+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%2C+with+the+female+to+male+ratio+being+2%3A1.+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.&rft.date=2002-06&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8177%2F1%2FMalignancy%2520in%2520oral%2520lichen%2520planus%2520a%2520review%2520of%2520a%2520group%2520from%2520the%2520malaysian%2520population.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.++(2002)+Malignancy+in+oral+lichen+planus%3A+a+review+of+a+group+from+the+Malaysian+population.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8177%2F