Korean J Dermatol.  2003 Aug;41(8):1101-1104.

A Case of Verrucous Carcinoma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea. jj7074@hanmail.net
  • 2UniSeoul Dermatologic Clinic, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Verrucous carcinoma(VC) is a low grade and well-differentiated, unusual variant of squamous cell carcinoma, presenting as a warty tumor. It is often underdiagnosed because of its gross appearance and slow growing pattern, and histologically, the diagnosis of VC is usually difficult as a result of its cellular benignity. We present a case of VC on the foot, which had been treated as a wart for over eight months and treated with amputation. VC shoud be considered in the differential diagnosis for any warty lesion, especially, intractable long-standing warty lesion, and the diagnosis for VC is based on the combination of the history of the lesion, clinical features, and histopathological findings from an adequately deep specimen.

Keyword

Verrucous carcinoma; Squamous cell carcinoma(SCC)

MeSH Terms

Amputation
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Carcinoma, Verrucous*
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Foot
Warts
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