Saudi Journal of Medicine (SJM)
Volume-4 | Issue-03 | 186-188
Case Report
Nasolabial Flap in OPVL of RMT Including GB Sulcus - A Case Report
Shaan-e-Kareemi, Mohammed Faisal, B. Vinod Kumar, Kaushal Charan Pahari, B. Harshitha, Rahul Vinay Chandra Tiwari
Published : March 30, 2019
Abstract
Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) is a rare form of oral leukoplakia, which was first described in 1985 by Hansen et al. Since then, various published case series have presented PVL as a disease with aggressive biological behavior due to its high probability of recurrence and a high rate of malignant transformation, usually higher than 70%. PVL is a long-term progressive condition, which is observed more frequently in elderly women, over 60 years at the time of diagnosis. We here by present a case of oral proliferative verrucous leukoplakia of retromolar triangle including gingivobuccal sulcus where nasolabial flap was used for reconstruction of the defect