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Prevalence Of Oral Precancerous Lesions In A Selected Turkish Population, Çağri Deli̇lbaşi, Hakan Akman, Eni̇s Redzep, Ümi̇t K. Akal
Prevalence Of Oral Precancerous Lesions In A Selected Turkish Population, Çağri Deli̇lbaşi, Hakan Akman, Eni̇s Redzep, Ümi̇t K. Akal
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Oral cancers are malignancies that have high metastasis potential and thus survival rate of the patients is low. Today, epidemiological studies are being widely conducted on precancerous lesions, defined as predecessor lesions. In order to investigate the prevalence of oral precancerous lesions among Turkish people, 2000 consecutive outpatients who referred to our clinic for routine dental treatment, were examined. The proportion of lesions with potential to transform into cancer was 4.0%. It was concluded that leukoplakia and lichen planus were the most commonly observed precancerous lesions. All lesions had male propensity and the most affected site was the buccal mucosa. …
Anti-Hev Antibody Prevalence In Three Distinct Regions Of Turkey And Its Relationship With Age, Gender, Education And Abortions, Di̇lek Olcay, Can Polat Eyi̇gün, Şükrü Volkan Özgüven, İsmai̇l Yaşar Avci, Ahmet Bülent Beşi̇rbelli̇oğlu, Selma Yegane Tosun, Alaaddi̇n Pahsa
Anti-Hev Antibody Prevalence In Three Distinct Regions Of Turkey And Its Relationship With Age, Gender, Education And Abortions, Di̇lek Olcay, Can Polat Eyi̇gün, Şükrü Volkan Özgüven, İsmai̇l Yaşar Avci, Ahmet Bülent Beşi̇rbelli̇oğlu, Selma Yegane Tosun, Alaaddi̇n Pahsa
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes epidemics in developing countries such as India, Burma, Indonesia, Chad and China, but it causes sporadic cases in developed countries such as the U.S.A., Canada and the U.K. Turkey represents a bridge between HEV endemic and non-endemic areas, and HEV may cause epidemics in Turkey. In this study, the prevalence of HEV in three distinct regions of Turkey and its relationship with age, gender, education and abortions was investigated. Nine hundred ten randomly selected cases from three cities in three geographic regions of Turkey (Manisa from the Aegean region, Elmadağ/Ankara from Central Anatolia and Diyarbakır …