Verrucous Carcinoma in a Female Patient: A Rare Case Report

Verrucous papillary lesions of the oral cavity are diagnosti­ cally challenging as they include a spectrum of benign, potentially malignant, and frankly malignant lesions. Verru­ cous carcinoma (VC) is a distinct variety of epidermoid carci­ noma with pathognomonic clinical appearance, behavior and microscopic features. These slow­growing lesions are markedly exophytic and endophytic that enlarges with direct extension rather than frank invasion, with a tendency to erode the underlying tissues including bone. The treatment of oral VC remains contro versial, based on effectiveness of control and not on the potential risk of transforming VC, which can sometimes contain elements of squamous cell carcinoma.