title: Carcinoma cuniculatum (verrucous carcinoma) of the foot.
abstract: A patient with carcinoma cuniculatum of the foot, an uncommon tumor, is presented. This tumor, also reported as verrucous carcinoma and epithelioma cuniculatum, is a low-grade, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that rarely metastasizes. The highly keratinizing lesion has a locally destructive course, but with treatment by excision, it has a low recurrence rate.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Fugate
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Romash
mesh_terms: D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged