Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (Jan 2004)
Is Lichen Planus A Pre Malignant Lesion
Abstract
According to H. M. Worth, it is better to suspect on ominous lesion (like carcinoma) and be found wrong, than not to suspect and be proved wrong. Definition of Pre -Malignant Lesion : It is defined as morphologically altered tissue in which malignancy is more likely to occur than its apparently normal counterpart.