Pathology
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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Verrucous carcinoma
Clinical signs
  • long lasting, non-healing verrucous lesion
  • location: soles, perigenital skin
Histology

Irregular papillomatosis, acanthosis, well differentiated squamous epithelium, no significant cellular atypia. Mitotic activity is low. Keratin filled sinuses are formed. Focal parakeratosis, inflammation with the presence of neutrophils and eosinophils is present. The diagnosis is usually difficult, the tumor does not look malignant, repeated excisinos are often necessary to establish the diagnosis.

Verrucous carcinoma (10069)

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