International Journal of Dentistry

Oral Cancer and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders


Publishing date
13 Sep 2013
Status
Published
Submission deadline
26 Apr 2013

1School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Oral Oncology Research Program, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

2The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

3Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

4Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA

5Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

6Professor of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens Greece


Oral Cancer and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

Description

Oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is characterised by malignancy of the squamous epithelium, which occurs largely in the fifth and sixth decades of life and amongst high tobacco and alcohol consumers. Prognosis is poor, with five-year survival rates reportedly under 50%.

Potentially malignant oral disorders (PMODs) encompass any clinical oral lesion, condition, or disorder which may increase the risk of oral malignancy. PMODs most commonly present as clinical lesions, such as leukoplakia or erythroplakia. Such lesions may or may not exhibit oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) histopathologically; however those which do are considered to be at higher risk of developing into OSCC. Malignant transformation rates of PMODs exhibiting OED have been reported between 5% and 36% over follow-up periods of up to 30 years.

This special issue aims to bring together review articles, original cutting-edge research, and perspective commentary on PMOD and OSCC from a wide range of leading clinicians and researchers in the fields of oral medicine, oral pathology, oral surgery, oral oncology, and beyond. Contributions should be forward-looking and thought-provoking in order to shape future research and clinical practice and drive the development of collaborative evidence-based translational inquiry in this area.

The purpose of this special issue is to offer perspective and stimulate discussion into future-looking concepts on potential topics. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Terminology
  • Epidemiology
  • Etiology and risk factors
  • Clinical and histopathological characteristics
  • Diagnostic screening and imaging
  • Molecular biomarkers
  • Saliva-based diagnostics
  • Prevention
  • Management and treatment

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijd/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/ijd/ocmd/ according to the following timetable:


Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 853479
  • - Editorial

Oral Cancer and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

Camile S. Farah | Sook-bin Woo | ... | Mark Lingen
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 813756
  • - Review Article

Chemokines and Cytokines as Salivary Biomarkers for the Early Diagnosis of Oral Cancer

Gareema Prasad | Michael McCullough
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 650218
  • - Review Article

MicroRNAs in Head and Neck Cancer

Keziah John | Jennifer Wu | ... | Camile S. Farah
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 743456
  • - Clinical Study

Immunohistochemical Analysis of the Activation Status of the Akt/mTOR/pS6 Signaling Pathway in Oral Lichen Planus

Georgios Prodromidis | Nikolaos G. Nikitakis | Alexandra Sklavounou
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 482765
  • - Research Article

Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma at Invasion Front

Tomoo Kudo | Yoshihito Shimazu | ... | Takaaki Aoba
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 298249
  • - Review Article

Verrucous Papillary Lesions: Dilemmas in Diagnosis and Terminology

Thomas George Kallarakkal | Anand Ramanathan | Rosnah Binti Zain
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 194029
  • - Review Article

Advances in Optical Adjunctive Aids for Visualisation and Detection of Oral Malignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions

Nirav Bhatia | Yastira Lalla | ... | Camile S. Farah
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 809248
  • - Clinical Study

Clinical Outcome Following Oral Potentially Malignant Disorder Treatment: A 100 Patient Cohort Study

A. Diajil | C. M. Robinson | ... | P. J. Thomson
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 592843
  • - Research Article

Human Calmodulin-Like Protein CALML3: A Novel Marker for Normal Oral Squamous Mucosa That Is Downregulated in Malignant Transformation

Michael D. Brooks | Richard D. Bennett | ... | Alan B. Carr
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 824982
  • - Research Article

Effectiveness of Fluoride Varnish Application as Cariostatic and Desensitizing Agent in Irradiated Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Kanchan P. Dholam | Priyanka Piyush Somani | ... | Shubhangi R. Ambre
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