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{{SK}}:Snuff dipper's cancer; ackerman tumor. | {{SK}}:Snuff dipper's cancer; ackerman tumor. | ||
==Clinical features== | ==Clinical features== | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 11 September 2012
| Verrucous carcinoma | |
| ICD-O: | M8051/3 |
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| MeSH | D018289 |
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Verrucous carcinoma Microchapters |
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Verrucous carcinoma On the Web |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords::Snuff dipper's cancer; ackerman tumor.
Clinical features
- age- usually over 60 yrs
- sex- males are more prone
- site- gingiva, buccal mucosa, alveolar mucosa, hard palate, floor of the mouth, larynx, oesophagus, penis, vagina, scrotum.
- clinical presentation-
- It’s a slow growing, diffuse, exophytic lesion usually covered by Leukoplakik patches.
- Invasive lesions quickly invade bones
- It is rapidly become fixed with underlying periosteum and cause gradual destruction of jaw bone.
- Enlarged regional lymph nodes
- Lesion shows painful multiple rugae like folds and deep clefts between them.
Differential diagnosis
- Papillary hyperplasia
- Verrucous leukoplakia
- Squamous cell carcinoma
Treatment
Surgical excision or laser therapy