Rapid progression of an idiopathic leukoplakia to a proliferative verrucous leukoplakia lesion and then squamous cell carcinoma

The article reports a case of oral proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (OPVL) in a 76-yearold woman, underscoring how an otherwise inconspicuous white plaque lesion can rapidly turn into a phase of verrucous carcinoma and subsequently squamous cell carcinoma. Keywords: leukoplakia, oral proliferative verrucous leukoplakia, squamous cell carcinoma