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| ==Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma== | | ==Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma== |
| *[[AKA]] ''verrucous carcinoma''. | | *[[AKA]] ''verrucous carcinoma''. |
| | | {{Main|Verrucous carcinoma}} |
| ===General===
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| *Good prognosis.
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| *Histomorphologically deceptively bland, i.e. non-malignant appearing.
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| *Wart-like (verruca = [[wart]]).
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| *The clinical history, e.g. ''huge verrucous cancer'', is often important for making the diagnosis.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:
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| *Exophytic growth.
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| *Well-differentiated.
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| *"Glassy" appearance.
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| *Pushing border - described "elephant feet".
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| DDx:
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| *[[Papilloma]].
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| *[[Wart]].
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| ====Images====
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| *[http://www.juniordentist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Verrucous-carcinoma-histology.jpg Verrucous carcinoma (juniordentist.com)].<ref>URL: [http://www.juniordentist.com/verrucous-carcinoma.html http://www.juniordentist.com/verrucous-carcinoma.html]. Accessed on: 3 April 2012.</ref>
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| *[http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/images/prostate/psverrucous_scc_01.jpg Verrucous SCC (pathologyoutlines.com)].
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| ==Spindle cell squamous carcinoma== | | ==Spindle cell squamous carcinoma== |