Verrucous carcinoma of the tongue - a rare case study

• Authors: Jadwiga Waskowska , Rafal Koszowski , Agnieszka Raczkowska-Siostrzonek , Katarzyna Stemplewska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Verrucous carcinoma is a slow growing, well demarcated, exophytic variant of squamosus cell carcinoma with a characteristic verrucous presentation. It is a rare tumour and in 75% of cases it is localised in the oral cavity, and sporadically within the tongue. HPV infection is identified in 40% of patients. Good prognosis is characteristic for this tumour, since the 5-year survival is 93%. The authors describe a case of verrucous carcinoma localised in the tongue of a 62-year old patient. The clinical course, diagnostics and proposed treatment was described and discussed with the existing literature data.

Keywords

EN

Verrucous carcinoma; Oral cavity; Tongue

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 145-148

Dates

published

1 - 4 - 2012

online

3 - 2 - 2012

Contributors

author

Jadwiga Waskowska

• Department of Oral Surgery in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia In Katowice, Katowice, Poland

author

Rafal Koszowski

• Department of Oral Surgery in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia In Katowice, Katowice, Poland

author

Agnieszka Raczkowska-Siostrzonek

• Department of Oral Surgery in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia In Katowice, Katowice, Poland

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Katarzyna Stemplewska

• Chair and Department of Pathology in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia In Katowice, Katowice, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-011-0137-7