A Troubling Diagnosis of Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (“the Bad Kind” of Keratosis) and the Need of Clinical and Pathological Correlations: A Review of the Literature with a Case Report

Verrucous carcinoma (also known as Ackerman tumor) is an uncommon exophytic low-grade well-differentiated variant of squamous cell carcinoma. This neoplasm typically involves the oral cavity, larynx, genitalia, skin, and esophagus. It is well known for its locally aggressiveness and for its clinical...

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Main Authors: A. Santoro, G. Pannone, M. Contaldo, F. Sanguedolce, V. Esposito, R. Serpico, L. Lo Muzio, S. Papagerakis, P. Bufo
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Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Skin Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/370605
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description Verrucous carcinoma (also known as Ackerman tumor) is an uncommon exophytic low-grade well-differentiated variant of squamous cell carcinoma. This neoplasm typically involves the oral cavity, larynx, genitalia, skin, and esophagus. It is well known for its locally aggressiveness and for its clinically slow-growing behaviour with minimal metastatic potential. Verrucous carcinoma of oral cavity is so closely aligned with the use of snuff and chewing tobacco that it has been called the “snuff dipper's cancer”. Recent studies have proved the role of HPV. The typical clinical presentation of oral verrucous carcinoma has long been known, as its remarkably innocuous appearance and biological behaviour. In this work, we report a review of the scientific literature and describe a troublesome case of oral verrucous cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-3589a8fa9e7b4f578f6f7f7ea391b7f62025-08-20T02:24:07ZengWileyJournal of Skin Cancer2090-29052090-29132011-01-01201110.1155/2011/370605370605A Troubling Diagnosis of Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (“the Bad Kind” of Keratosis) and the Need of Clinical and Pathological Correlations: A Review of the Literature with a Case ReportA. Santoro0G. Pannone1M. Contaldo2F. Sanguedolce3V. Esposito4R. Serpico5L. Lo Muzio6S. Papagerakis7P. Bufo8Section of Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale L Pinto 1, 71100 Foggia, ItalySection of Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale L Pinto 1, 71100 Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Odontostomatological, Orthodontical and Surgical Sciences, Second University of Naples, Via De Crecchio 1, 80138 Naples, ItalySection of Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale L Pinto 1, 71100 Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Odontostomatological, Orthodontical and Surgical Sciences, Second University of Naples, Via De Crecchio 1, 80138 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Odontostomatological, Orthodontical and Surgical Sciences, Second University of Naples, Via De Crecchio 1, 80138 Naples, ItalySection of Oral Pathology, University of Foggia, Viale L Pinto 1, 71100 Foggia, ItalyDivision of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USASection of Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale L Pinto 1, 71100 Foggia, ItalyVerrucous carcinoma (also known as Ackerman tumor) is an uncommon exophytic low-grade well-differentiated variant of squamous cell carcinoma. This neoplasm typically involves the oral cavity, larynx, genitalia, skin, and esophagus. It is well known for its locally aggressiveness and for its clinically slow-growing behaviour with minimal metastatic potential. Verrucous carcinoma of oral cavity is so closely aligned with the use of snuff and chewing tobacco that it has been called the “snuff dipper's cancer”. Recent studies have proved the role of HPV. The typical clinical presentation of oral verrucous carcinoma has long been known, as its remarkably innocuous appearance and biological behaviour. In this work, we report a review of the scientific literature and describe a troublesome case of oral verrucous cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/370605
spellingShingle A. Santoro
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M. Contaldo
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V. Esposito
R. Serpico
L. Lo Muzio
S. Papagerakis
P. Bufo
A Troubling Diagnosis of Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (“the Bad Kind” of Keratosis) and the Need of Clinical and Pathological Correlations: A Review of the Literature with a Case Report
Journal of Skin Cancer
title A Troubling Diagnosis of Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (“the Bad Kind” of Keratosis) and the Need of Clinical and Pathological Correlations: A Review of the Literature with a Case Report
title_full A Troubling Diagnosis of Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (“the Bad Kind” of Keratosis) and the Need of Clinical and Pathological Correlations: A Review of the Literature with a Case Report
title_fullStr A Troubling Diagnosis of Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (“the Bad Kind” of Keratosis) and the Need of Clinical and Pathological Correlations: A Review of the Literature with a Case Report
title_full_unstemmed A Troubling Diagnosis of Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (“the Bad Kind” of Keratosis) and the Need of Clinical and Pathological Correlations: A Review of the Literature with a Case Report
title_short A Troubling Diagnosis of Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (“the Bad Kind” of Keratosis) and the Need of Clinical and Pathological Correlations: A Review of the Literature with a Case Report
title_sort troubling diagnosis of verrucous squamous cell carcinoma the bad kind of keratosis and the need of clinical and pathological correlations a review of the literature with a case report
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/370605
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