VERRUCOUS SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN THE LOWER LIP: A CASE REPORT

Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma is generally a less aggressive subtype of squamous cell carcinoma. It is most common among male patients, especially affecting the intraoral tissues. A 49-year-old male patient, rural worker, was referred to a dental specialty center because of a lesion located in t...

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Published in:Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2020-09, Vol.130 (3), p.e170-e170
Main Authors: MACIEL, TAYNÁ FIGUEIREDO, PAIVA-NETO, GERSON DE OLIVEIRA, FLEMING, ROBERTO, CÂMARA, JECONIAS, LOUREDO, BRENDO VINÍCIUS RODRIGUES, FERREIRA, SILVANA DE ALBUQUERQUE DAMASCENO, LIBÓRIO-KIMURA, TATIANA NAYARA
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Summary:Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma is generally a less aggressive subtype of squamous cell carcinoma. It is most common among male patients, especially affecting the intraoral tissues. A 49-year-old male patient, rural worker, was referred to a dental specialty center because of a lesion located in the lower lip evolving within 2 months. Clinical examination showed a ±2-cm painless, hard-to-touch white lesion. No swollen lymph nodes were noticed. An incisional biopsy was performed, and the histopathologic examination revealed sheets of epidermoid cells with discreet pleomorphism, hyperchromasia, altered nuclear-cytoplasm ratio, and a few mitotic figures plus areas showing individual cell keratinization, keratin pearls, and intense deposition of lamellar keratin on the lesion surface, giving it a papillomatous-characteristic look. The diagnosis of verrucous squamous cell carcinoma was established. The patient was referred to oncology and is now waiting for the next phase of treatment.
ISSN:2212-4403
2212-4411
DOI:10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.287