Optimal Management of Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia

201582 citationsReview

Authors

Wesley M. Abadie · Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center

Erin J. Partington · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Cecelia E. Schmalbach · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Abstract

Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia is a rare form of leukoplakia with a high rate of malignant transformation. It necessitates high clinical suspicion, to include a lifetime of close follow-up and repeat biopsies by a health care provider well versed in oral carcinoma.

Topics & Keywords

Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Head and Neck Cancer Studies Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Otolaryngology

Volume 153, Issue 4, pp. 504-511

DOI: 10.1177/0194599815586779

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