Verrucous carcinoma (VC) is a rare variant of well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) which is usually found in oral cavity mucosa. Cutaneous verrucous carcinoma is a rare entity and in this paper we report a 43 years old man with VC superimposed on chronically inflamed skin of ileostomy site. Previously, he was operated to treat rectal adenocarcinoma and has had ileostomy for six mon...

porokeratosis with calcipotriol Editor, Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is the most common type of porokeratosis. It is related to sun exposure and an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern is recognized. No ideal treatment of this clonal disorder of keratinization exists. We describe a patient in whom the complete resolution of lesions was achieved with topical treatment ...

Digital squamous cell carcinoma is relatively rare and may present a diagnostic challenge by mimicking benign conditions, such as verruca vulgaris. We describe two patients with longstanding verrucous lesions of the nail bed, which proved to be squamous cell carcinoma at the histopathology examination, with molecular and cytological evidence of HPV infection. Complete excision was performed. Th...

Incontinentia pigmenti is a rare X-linked genodermatosis that affects mainly female neonates. Skin manifestations are the most common and occur in four quite distinct phases. A female infant presented vesiculobullous lesions on trunk and limbs, and a verrucous lesion on the right palm. Biopsy revealed eosinophil exocytosis and pigment incontinence, confirming the clinical hypothesis. Although u...

CONTEXT Verrucous carcinoma of the bladder is a very rare malignant neoplasm, histologically similar to condyloma acuminatum. Usually it shows association with vesical schistosomiasis (bilharziasis). Only 13 cases unrelated to bilharziasis have been reported to date, and none of them reported koilocytosis, a typical finding in human papillomavirus infection. CASE REPORT We report a case of ve...

INTRODUCTION Verrucous carcinoma of the external genitalia and perianal region is a rare variant of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. It has been reported to have limited metastatic potential. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 54 year-old Moroccan man who presented with locally advanced giant condyloma acuminatum (Buschke-Löwenstein tumor) after prolonged intervals of negle...