verrucous carcinoma

Authors

  • Esteban Quesada Jiménez Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Hospital Dr. Rafael A. Calderón Guardia
  • Benjamín Hidalgo Matlock Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Hospital Dr. Rafael A. Calderón Guardia
  • Caridad Granados Chavarría Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Hospital Dr. Rafael A. Calderón Guardia
  • Greivin Rodríguez Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Hospital Dr. Rafael A. Calderón Guardia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51481/amc.v46i3.149

Keywords:

Carcinoma verrugoso, virus papiloma humano

Abstract

A76 year old farmer from Turrialba (Cartago), presentedwith a 3 year old lesion of his right pal and proximal fingers.It was exophitic, wart like, and it measured 5x11 cm, drainingcaseous material from its crests. The lesion had grows quick-ly for the last 3 months and it became tender to the point ofmaking impossible for him to work.

Aseries of tests were done to rule out other possible in-fections causes, after several biopsies the diagnosis of verro-cous carcinoma was made.

The patient underwent a partial amputation of his hand.This tumor is considered a from of squamous cell carcinoma,we present here its classification, pathogenesis, histopatho-logy, clinical manifestations and diferential diagnosis .

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Published

2004-07-01

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 3 (2004): Acta Médica Julio-Setiembre 2004

Section

Caso Clínico

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verrucous carcinoma. (2004). Acta Médica Costarricense , 46(3), 145-148. https://doi.org/10.51481/amc.v46i3.149