Lichen planus in the Program for the Early Detection of Oral Cancer

Authors

  • Pedro A. Ducasse Olivera Hospital Héroes del Baire. Isla de la Juventud
  • Luis Hernández Pedroso Hospital Héroes del Baire. Isla de la Juventud

Keywords:

lichen planus, Oral cancer, dermatological disease, buccal mucosa.

Abstract

Lichen planus is a dermatological disease of unknown origin that manifests itself in the oral mucosa, reason for which we decided to conduct a study on it as part of the Program for the Early Detection of Oral Cancer in the Isle of Youth special municipality with the patients screened in this program aimed at determining the epidemiological behavior of this entity, distribution by sex, race, the most affected oral zone, and the relation between the appearance of injuries in the skin and mucosas. According to the results, it was concluded that the oral lichen planus is more comon in men at the third and sixth decades of life, in mestizoes and white individuals, and that the cheek was the most affected area. The cutaneous lesions appeared only in 2 of the 21 affected cases.

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Published

2005-10-07

How to Cite

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Ducasse Olivera PA, Hernández Pedroso L. Lichen planus in the Program for the Early Detection of Oral Cancer. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2005 Oct. 7 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];42(3):21-7. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2462

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 3 (2005): SEP- DEC

Section

Research Article

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