Clinical Case Reports (Apr 2019)

Verrucous carcinoma arising in a long standing Buschke‐Löwenstein tumor

  • Ahmed G. Elsayed,
  • Saidat T. Sola‐Rufai,
  • Doreen Griswold,
  • Toni Pacioles

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2029
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 836 – 838

Abstract

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Key Clinical Message Giant condyloma acuminatum is a rare variant of genital warts also known as Buschke‐Löwenstein tumor. It is characterized by a slow progression of exophytic, ulcerative, and cauliflower‐shaped tumor with benign histological features. Verrucous carcinoma however is a rare variant of well‐differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with limited metastatic potential.

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