Artículos de revistas
Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia, squamous cell carcinoma and axillary metastasis
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Medicina Oral Patologia Oral Y Cirugia Bucal. Medicina Oral S L, v. 15, n. 5, n. E704, n. E708, 2010.
1698-4447
WOS:000281778900007
10.4317/medoral.15.e704
Autor
Gouvea, AF
Moreira, AEB
Reis, RRD
de Almeida, OP
Lopes, MA
Institución
Resumen
Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) is an aggressive form of oral leukoplakia with multifocal presentation, high rates of recurrence and malignant transformation. Although development of regional lymph node metastasis is relatively frequent in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, axillary metastasis is quite uncommon. This paper presents a case of a 64-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with PVL and developed five oral squamous cell carcinomas and later an axillary lymph node metastasis. 15 5 E704 E708