Lichenoid areas may arise in early stages of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: A long-term study of 34 patients.
Catalina Barba-MonteroAlejandro Ismael Lorenzo-PousoPilar Gándara-VilaAndrés Blanco-CarriónXabier Marichalar-MendíaAbel García-GarcíaMario Pérez-SayansPublished in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2022)
Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia presented a high malignant transformation rate and sometimes displayed preceding oral lichenoid areas in early stages. Further studies are needed to understand the impact of these lichenoid areas in proliferative verrucous leukoplakia progression.
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