Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: A case report with emphasis on diagnosis and treatment
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Hansen et al. (1985) described proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) as a distinct entity of leukoplakia, presenting as verrucous, or exophytic lesion with progressive histological changes in sequential biopsies such as hyperkeratosis, different grades of dysplasia, verrucous carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) [1]. In 2005, the WHO defined PVL as a rare subtype of oral leukoplakia with unknown etiology, affecting more commonly women (men: women proportion of 1:4) in the 60’s, with a high risk of malignant transformation and diagnosis based on the association of clinical and histopathological features [2]. We are presenting here an interesting case of PVL in a male patient with a habit of chewing tobacco quid.
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