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1/63. leukoplakia of the anal canal.

    Two cases of leukoplakia of the anal canal are presented, with illustrations of the typical gross and microscopic appearance. The lesions were asymptomatic, and were discovered by routine rectal examination. Histological findings included hyperkeratosis and acanthosis extending cephalad from the anal verge to the dentate line. Followup after 3 and 15 years revealed no evidence of dysplastic changes, and a review of the literature did not uncover any reported cases with dysplasia or with documented evolution to malignancy. There is little evidence that leukoplakia of the anal canal is premalignant but patients should be followed carefully, since the natural history of this rare lesion is unknown.
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2/63. Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia with cutaneous involvement.

    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.
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3/63. Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: report of two cases and a discussion of clinicopathology.

    Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) is a recently delineated but poorly recognized form of multifocal leukoplakia that is premalignant and of unproven origin. PVL generally presents as a simple benign form of hyperkeratosis that tends to spread and become diffuse. Although slow-growing, the disease is persistent and irreversible. Clinically, PVL often presents as an exophytic wart-like form of leukoplakia that appears to be resistant to nearly all forms of therapy. PVL of the oral cavity is best-defined as a continuum of oral epithelial disease with hyperkeratosis at one end of a clinical and microscopic spectrum and verrucous carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma at the other. The microscopic findings associated with PVL are dependent on the stage of the disease and the adequacy of the biopsy. Microscopic findings can be markedly variable. PVL is a clinicopathologic disorder that includes the microscopic entity known as verrucous hyperplasia as a component of its histopathologic progression. This article reports on two cases of PVL, describes the clinicopathology of the disease process, and presents therapeutic and etiologic considerations.
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4/63. A case of pachyonychia congenita with oral leukoplakia and steatocystoma multiplex.

    Pachyonchia congenita (PC) is an uncommon autosomal dominant genodermatosis affecting the nails and other ectodermal tissues. The most striking features are symmetrically thickened dysmorphic nails and hyperkeratotic skin lesions. We report a case of pachyonychia congenita in a 30-year-old male patient who had thickening and gray-brown discoloration of all nails and many nodules on his back and neck. He also had hyperkeratotic skin lesions on both feet. His tongue had irregularly-shaped, whitish plaques. histology of these nodules revealed the characteristic features of steatocystoma multiplex. After treatment with oral retinoic acid, his hyperkeratotic skin lesions improved.
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5/63. Gingival telangiectases: an underappreciated physical sign of juvenile dermatomyositis.

    BACKGROUND: medline searches (1966-June 1969) failed to identify references that give detailed descriptions of the oral manifestations of dermatomyositis (DM). However, several reports predating medline provided more complete descriptions of oral lesions associated with DM. OBSERVATIONS: We describe 5 cases of juvenile DM with oral manifestations, primarily in the form of gingival telangiectases. These findings are compared with those descriptions found in earlier reports. CONCLUSIONS: Oral lesions in juvenile DM have rarely been reported. mucous membrane involvement associated with DM may include telangiectases, edema, erosions, ulcers, and leukoplakia-like areas. In cases of DM, gingival telangiectases likely represent an underappreciated diagnostic finding analogous to nail-fold telangiectases.
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6/63. dyskeratosis congenita: report of a case.

    dyskeratosis congenita is a rare multisystem condition involving mainly the ectoderm. It is characterized by a triad of reticular skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy and leukoplakia of mucous membranes. Oral and dental abnormalities may also be present. Complications are a predisposition to malignancy and bone marrow involvement with pancytopenia. The case of a 14-year-old girl is described who presented with several of the characteristic systemic features of this condition, together with the following oral features: hypodontia, diminutive maxillary lateral incisors, delayed dental eruption, crowding in the maxillary premolar region, short roots, poor oral hygiene, gingival inflammation and bleeding, alveolar bone loss, caries and a smooth atrophic tongue with leukoplakia. Although this condition is rare, dental surgeons should be aware of the dental abnormalities that exist and the risk of malignant transformation within the areas of leukoplakia.
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7/63. Shammah-induced oral leukoplakia-like lesions.

    A Shammah-induced oral leukoplakia-like lesion is described in a 44-year-old Algerian patient, who used this specific chewing tobacco since 33 years. The extended white lesion was located to the right mandibular vestibule and had a homogeneous appearance. Shammah is a chewing tobacco consisting of powdered tobacco leaves with carbonate of lime and other substances. It has been associated with oral cancer in saudi arabia. Histologically, acanthosis, hyperortho- and parakeratosis were seen. The spinous cell layer showed large pale staining epithelial cells with pycnotic nuclei. Atypia was not observed, however, an increase in mitotic activity was apparent. The subepithelial infiltrate was mild. Electron microscopy showed changes in the basal membrane with interruptions, duplications and triplications. Follow-up of the patient for 2 years revealed that, whenever, the patient changed the location of application, the white lesion regressed or disappeared within 4-6 weeks. Due to the composition of Shammah, the lesion induced has features of a mucosal burn. In contrast to other smokeless tobacco variants, Shammah seems to cause changes which, according to the small number of reports, may transform into oral cancer. As such, Shammah-induced oral leukoplakia-like lesions may be considered precancerous.
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8/63. Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: a case report.

    Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) is a particularly aggressive form of oral leukoplakia that is resistant to treatment and presents a high risk of recurrence and malignant transformation. This article describes the microscopic and clinical characteristics of one case of PVL, which initially presented as hyperkeratosis with mild dysplasia and posteriorly developed multifocal areas and verrucous carcinoma despite treatment.
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9/63. Rapid progression from oral leukoplakia to carcinoma in an immunosuppressed liver transplant recipient.

    immunosuppression used to avoid graft rejection in solid organ transplantation recipients leads to a variety of side-effects, and an increased rate of infections and de novo malignancies. Oral conditions usually associated with immunosuppressive drugs include fungal and viral infection, and lip lesions, but intra-oral carcinoma has not been reported as having a high incidence. This report deals with a male liver transplant recipient receiving FK506 (5 mg/day) and prednisone (20 mg/day) who was diagnosed with a homogeneous leukoplakia on the floor of the mouth 4 months after transplantation, and 4 months later with a squamous cell carcinoma growth at the site of this lesion. The rapid transformation of the lesion suggests that in patients who display oral premalignant conditions, immunosuppression must be considered as an important risk factor for oral cancer.
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10/63. Incidental oral hairy leukoplakia in immunocompetent persons. A report of two cases.

    In this brief article we report on two hiv-negative patients with documented oral hairy leukoplakia who had no known risk factors for hiv infection nor any evidence of other forms of immune suppression. Therefore we conclude that in some instances hairy leukoplakia can represent an isolated and innocuous Epstein-Barr virus infection.
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