Characteristics of Clinically Classified Oral Lichen Planus in Optical Coherence Tomography: A Descriptive Case-Series Study

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dc.contributor.authorGruda, Y.
dc.contributor.authorAlbrecht, M.
dc.contributor.authorBuckova, M.
dc.contributor.authorHaim, D.
dc.contributor.authorLauer, G.
dc.contributor.authorKoch, E.
dc.contributor.authorJoehrens, K.
dc.contributor.authorSchnabel, C.
dc.contributor.authorGolde, J.
dc.contributor.authorLi, J.
dc.contributor.authorMcLaughlin, R.A.
dc.contributor.authorWalther, J.
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractMalignant transformation of oral lichen planus (OLP) into oral squamous cell carcinoma is considered as one of the most serious complications of OLP. For the early detection of oral cancer in OLP follow-up, accurate localization of the OLP center is still difficult but often required for confirmatory biopsy with histopathological examination. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) offers the potential for more reliable biopsy sampling in the oral cavity as it is capable of non-invasively imaging the degenerated oral layer structure. In this case-series study with 15 patients, features of clinically classified forms of OLP in OCT cross-sections were registered and correlated with available histologic sections. Besides patients with reticular, atrophic, erosive and plaque-like OLP, two patients with leukoplakia were included for differentiation. The results show that OCT yields information about the epithelial surface, thickness and reflectivity, as well as the identifiability of the basement membrane and the vessel network, which could be used to complement the visual clinical appearance of OLP variants and allow a more accurate localization of the OLP center. This forms the basis for further studies on OCT-assisted non-invasive clinical classification of OLP, with the aim of enabling decision support for biopsy sampling in the future.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityYuliia Gruda, Marius Albrecht, Michaela Buckova, Dominik Haim, Guenter Lauer, Edmund Koch, Korinna Joehrens, Christian Schnabel, Jonas Golde, Jiawen Li, Robert A. McLaughlin, and Julia Walther
dc.identifier.citationDiagnostics, 2023; 13(16):2642-1-2642-19
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/diagnostics13162642
dc.identifier.issn2075-4418
dc.identifier.issn2075-4418
dc.identifier.orcidLi, J. [0000-0001-8818-6070]
dc.identifier.orcidMcLaughlin, R.A. [0000-0001-6947-5061]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/139561
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE140100003
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1178912
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/2002254
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/2001646
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT2008462
dc.rights© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13162642
dc.subjectbiomedical imaging
dc.subjectendoscopy
dc.subjectfiber optics
dc.subjecthistology
dc.subjecthuman oral mucosa
dc.subjectleukoplakia
dc.subjectoptical coherence tomography
dc.subjectoral cancer
dc.subjectoral lichen planus
dc.subjectprecancerous lesions
dc.titleCharacteristics of Clinically Classified Oral Lichen Planus in Optical Coherence Tomography: A Descriptive Case-Series Study
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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