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Extraorally proliferating verrucous carcinoma of buccal mucosa mimicking squamous cell carcinoma: A rare case presentation
S Akhil1, RS Krishna Prasad2, KL Girish3, T Harinee4, RG Mridula1
1 Department of Oral Pathology, Malabar Dental College and Research Centre, Vattamkulam, Kerala, India
2 Krishna Dental and Aesthetic Centre, Melpuram, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Department of Oral Pathology, Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
4 Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. S Akhil
Department of Oral Pathology, Malabar Dental College and Research Centre, Manoor Chekanoor Road, Mudur Post, Edappal, Malappuram - 679 578, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jdmimsu.jdmimsu_97_19
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Verrucous carcinoma (VC) (Ackerman's tumor/Snuff dipper's cancer) is a variant of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with minimum aggressive potential. The most common sites of involvement in the head-and-neck regions are oral cavity and larynx. VC of the oral cavity is a different clinicopathologic tumor distinguished from the usual SCC because of its local invasiveness, nonmetastasizing behavior, and special clinical appearance, but long-standing cases have shown transformation into SCC. An accurate pathological diagnosis is difficult because of an inadequate tumor sample for the study, and more importantly, a close collaboration is needed between a clinician and a pathologist to achieve the correct diagnosis. In this article, we discuss a case of 42-year-old male with VC of the left buccal mucosa which was proliferating extraorally.
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