title: Verrucous carcinoma or epithelioma cuniculatum plantare.
abstract: Verrucous carcinoma is a rare form of squamous cell carcinoma. It behaves as a slow-growing, locally aggressive and rarely metastasizing tumour. Three clinical cases are presented, with emphasis on clinical presentation, pathological diagnosis and therapeutic approach. The pathogenesis of verrucous carcinoma, including chronic inflammation and human papillomavirus, is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zielonka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldschmidt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Fontaine
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005545:Forefoot, Human; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D027383:Papillomaviridae