Authors: Shopper, Thomas P; Brannon, Robert B; Stalker, William H

Source: Journal of Dental Hygiene, Number 3, Summer 1st June 2004 , pp. 7-7(1)

Publisher: American Dental Hygienists' Association

Abstract:

Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) is an aggressive form of oral leukoplakia that is persistent, often multifocal, and refractory to treatment with a high risk of recurrence and malignant transformation. This article describes the clinical aspects and histologic features of a case that demonstrated the typical behavior pattern in a long-standing, persistent lesion of PVL of the mandibular gingiva and that ultimately developed into squamous cell carcinoma. Prognosis is poor for this seemingly harmless-appearing white lesion of the oral mucosa.

Keywords: Leukoplakia, proliferative verrucous; Leukoplakia, oral; Disease; premalignant; Cancer, oral

Document Type: Short communication

Publication date: 2004-06-01

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