Verrucous Carcinoma
1981; American Medical Association; Volume: 117; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/archderm.1981.01650030062021
ISSN1538-3652
Autores Tópico(s)Head and Neck Cancer Studies
ResumoVerrucous carcinoma is a low-grade squamous cell carcinoma, which may occur around the mouth, in the anogenital area, and on the plantar surface of the foot. 1 Lesions around the mouth have been described under the title of oral florid papillomatosis. 2 Verrucous carcinomas occurring on the male and female genitalia and in the anal area 3 often have been called giant condyloma acuminatum, but when confined to the penis, they are sometimes described as Buschke and Lowenstein tumors. Lesions on the plantar surface of the foot have been designated epithelioma cuniculatum. Because of the rarity of this tumor and its unusual location, this case of verrucous carcinoma is reported. Report of a Case A woman, aged 57 years, was first seen on Sept 6, 1979. Five years previously, a boil had appeared on her right buttock. When the area did not heal, the present lesion appeared. Recently she had
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