title: Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia with cutaneous involvement.
abstract: Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) is a distinct variant of oral leukoplakia characterized by a high rate of malignant transformation. Histologic features are variable and range from epithelial dysplasia to verrucous squamous cell carcinoma. To our knowledge, there have been no previous reports of cutaneous PVL. We present an interesting case of PVL involving the skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Haley
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Hood
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Mirowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology