Verrucous carcinoma is a highly differentiated variant of squamous cell carcinoma which tends to occur morecommonly inthe meninthe 6–7thdecade of life. There are reports to indicate the lesions arise from proliferative verrucous leukoplakia. Both the lesions have a greater tendency to occur in patients with smokeless tobacco use. Verruocus carcinoma is an innocuous lesion with a late tendency to metastasize. It responds well to surgical management. Here we report the occurrence of verrucous carcinoma from a preexisting case of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia in a 72 year old female patient.
Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia, verrucous carcinoma, premalignant lesions, potentially malignant disorders
