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Anogenital verrucous carcinoma of Buschke and Lowenstein

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Link to WHO Definition

Anogenital verrucous carcinoma of Buschke and Lowenstein – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/443098642

An invasive verrucous squamous cell carcinoma usually arising on the prepuce or glans penis of uncircumcised men, although it may occur elsewhere in the anogenital area. It develops from a slow but uncontrolled proliferation of human papilloma virus-infected genital epithelium and presents clinically as a papillomatous cauliflower-like tumour (giant condyloma acuminatum of Buschke and Löwenstein). It can infiltrate deeply and radical surgery may be required to eradicate it.