Verrucous oral lesions
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Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Verrucous oral lesions have hypergranulosis and/or hyperkeratosis as the most conspicuous finding.
Microscopic evaluation
Look for signs of koilocyte-like changes, which may indicate verrucous squamous cell carcinoma, and which typically only has low atypia:[1]
Verrucous squamous cell carcinoma (images are from penis).
If uncertain, perform immunohistochemistry for Ki67 and p53.
Notes
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References
- ↑ Initially copied from: Paolino, Giovanni; Donati, Michele; Didona, Dario; Mercuri, Santo; Cantisani, Carmen (2017). "Histology of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers: An Update
". Biomedicines 5 (4): 71. doi: . ISSN 2227-9059.
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