Oral lichen planus versus epithelial dysplasia: difficulties in diagnosis Líquen plano bucal versus displasia epitelial: dificuldades diagnósticas

Histopathological diagnosis of oral lichen planus is not easy since some cases of epithelial dysplasia may present traits which are very similar to those from lichen planus. AIM: to compare cell alterations which suggest malignancy present in oral lichen planus with those from epithelial dysplasia....

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Main Authors: Fernando Augusto Cervantes Garcia de Sousa, Thaís Cachuté Paradella, Adriana Aigotti Haberbeck Brandão, Luiz Eduardo Blumer Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942009000500017