By Disease Name > Epithelioma Cuniculatum
Verrucous Carcinoma
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low grade clinico-pathologic sub-type of SCC
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locally aggressive with little metastatic potential
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locally compresses and displaces rather than infiltrating contiguous structures
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radiation therapy can cause the tumor to become more aggressive
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good prognosis with excision
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HPV 6 an 11 may be involved in the induction of these tumors
sub-typed by location:
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foot (plantar surface)
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epithelioma cuniculatum
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glans penis
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giant condyloma of Buschke and Lowenstein
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mouth
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oral florid papillomatosis