Diode laser surgery in the treatment of oral proliferative verrucous leukoplakia associated with HPV-16 infection

• Main Authors: Gian Paolo Bombeccari (Author), Umberto Garagiola (Author), Valentina Candotto (Author), Francesco Pallotti (Author), Francesco Carinci (Author), Aldo Bruno Giannì (Author), Francesco Spadari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL) is an oral potentially malignant disorder, characterized by multifocal expression, progressive clinical evolution, and a high rate of malignant transformation. Evidence-based information regarding optimal PVL management is lacking, due to...