3633 KB13 KB199220252000Kansky, AndrejRode, MatjažRode, Mirelaštevilka:3letnik:9str. 137-141COBISSID:12486873ISSN:1318-4458URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-325RDOBHenSlovene Welding SocietyActa dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et AdriaticaBiopsyCell transformation, neoplasticdermatologijaDiagnosisLeukoplakia, oralLichen planus, oralPathologyPrognosisustna votlinaReticular form of oral lichen planus. A 19-year observation period in 75 patients from Slovenia|Background. 75 patients (60 of them women) with the reticular form of oral lichen planus (OLP) were under observation during a 19-year period. Methods. The patients had no complaints and were referred to the specialist by their dentist. They were studied at the Department of Clinical Oral Pathology of theMedical Center in Ljubljana. Results. A remission of the lesions was observed in 24, intensification in 9, while in 42 the lesions persisted. During the period of observation no malignant alteration was observed. Conclusion. In well-documented cases of the reticular form of OLP the malignant transformation is rare, the differential diagnosis Between OLP and leukoplakia may be however difficult on purely clinical ground. For this reason a biopsy is suggested in such casesTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZdruženje slovenskih dermatovenerologov