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Sixty-six patients with oral submucous fibrosis were followed-up for a period of 17 yr (median observation 10 yr) in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India. Oral cancer developed in five (7.6%) patients. The malignant transformation rate in the same sample was 4.5% over a 15-yr observation period (median 8 yr). These findings impart a high degree of malignant potential to this condition.

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Keywords: Adult,Aged,Cell Transformation, Neoplastic,pathology,Humans,India,Middle Aged,Mouth Diseases,Mouth Neoplasms,epidemiology,Oral Submucous Fibrosis

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Keywords: Adult, Aged, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pathology, Humans, India, Middle Aged, Mouth Diseases, Mouth Neoplasms, epidemiology, Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Malignant transformation rate in oral submucous fibrosis over a 17-year period.

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