Plantar verrucous carcinoma

Authors

  • María F. Belocopitow General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Carolina Ugarte General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Carolina Marcucci General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • María Luján Ortellado General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Gladys Merola General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/da.v28i4.2245

Keywords:

verrucous carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, carcinoma cuniculatum, plantar

Abstract

Verrucous carcinoma is an unusual, well-differentiated, low-grade variant of squamous cell carcinoma. It presents as a large, exophytic, verrucous tumoral mass. The plantar type is characterized by its slow growth and low metastatic potential; nonetheless, it is locally aggressive. Many authors consider it a synonym of carcinoma cuniculatum, while others argue that they are two separate entities that can be distinguished by their clinical and histopathological features. We present the case of a patient with a plantar verrucous carcinoma.

Author Biographies

María F. Belocopitow, General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Third Year Resident Physician in Dermatology and Specialist in Dermatology, University of Buenos Aires, Dermatology Service

Carolina Ugarte, General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Staff Physician, Dermatology Service

Carolina Marcucci, General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Staff Physician, Dermatology Service

María Luján Ortellado, General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Staff Physician, Pathological Anatomy Service

Gladys Merola, General Acute Hospital Dr. Teodoro Álvarez, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head of Division, Dermatology Service

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Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Dermatología N° 4 de 2022

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Published

2022-12-01

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 4 (2022): September-December 2022

Section

Clinical Cases

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