Michael E. Troka

Predicting Oral Cancer From Precursor Lesions: Assessing Current Methods and Future Directions.

PURPOSE Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) pose a significant clinical challenge due to their potential to develop into oral squamous cell carcinoma, a prevalence of 4%-5% of the US population, and malignant transformation rates that approach 10%. Current methods to assess risk of OPMD progression to oral can...