Diseases

Verrucous Carcinoma

A variant of well-differentiated epidermoid carcinoma that is most common in the oral cavity, but also occurs in the larynx, nasal cavity, esophagus, penis, anorectal region, vulva, vagina, uterine cervix, and skin, especially on the sole of the foot. Most intraoral cases occur in elderly male abusers of smokeless tobacco. The treatment is surgical resection. Radiotherapy is not indicated, as up to 30% treated with radiation become highly aggressive within six months. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

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A variant of well-differentiated epidermoid carcinoma that is most common in the oral cavity, but also occurs in the larynx, nasal cavity, esophagus, penis, anorectal region, vulva, vagina, uterine cervix, and skin, especially on the sole of the foot. Most intraoral cases occur in elderly male abusers of smokeless tobacco. The treatment is surgical resection. Radiotherapy is not indicated, as up to 30% treated with radiation become highly aggressive within six months. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

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  • Carcinoma, Verrucous
  • Carcinomas, Verrucous
  • Verrucous Carcinomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  • Carcinoma, Papillary (1969-1993)

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  1. C04w.557.470.200w.450w
  2. C04w.557.470.700.450w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Verrucous Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018289. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018289
  2. Verrucous Carcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verrucous_carcinoma
  3. Verrucous Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922592