title: Ackerman's tumour of buccal mucosa in a leprosy patient.
abstract: Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (Hansen's bacillus). Oral manifestations occur in 20-60% of cases, usually in lepromatous leprosy, and are well documented. They may involve both the oral hard and soft tissues. Incidence of verrucous carcinoma/Ackerman's tumour developing in anogenital region and plantar surfaces of feet in lepromatous leprosy has been sufficiently documented in the literature. However, association of oral verrucous carcinoma with lepromatous leprosy has not been established. We report for the first time a case of verrucous carcinoma of the buccal mucosa occurring in a leprotic patient, with brief review of literature on orofacial manifestations of leprosy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Ghaziabad, India. drmanudhillon@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Manu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.forename: Raviprakash S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Srinivasa M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: Bhuvana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krishnamoorthy
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lakhanpal
mesh_terms: D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*