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oral verrucous hyperplasia
Monday 30 January 2023
Definition : Verrucous hyperplasia (VH) is a rare exophytic oral mucosal lesion which can transform into verrucous carcinoma (VC), its malignant but clinically similar counterpart.
Verrucous hyperplasia is a premalignant exophytic oral mucosal lesion with a predominantly verrucous or papillary surface; this lesion can subsequently transform into verrucous carcinoma (VC), a well-established warty variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
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