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A Case of Verrucous Carcinoma of the Tongue

Masayuki Sakamoto, Yukiko Shinjo, Ryuzaburo Higo

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We report a case of verrucous carcinoma of the tongue. A 73-year-old female noticed leukoplakia of the right edge of her tongue. As a hard mass appeared in that area, partial resection of the tongue was performed. Histopathological study revealed that the intraoperative specimen was epithelial hyperplasia with moderate dysplasia. The patient was carefully followed. About half of one year later, the hard tumor reappeared. Partial resection of the tongue was performed again, and this time, histopathological study revealed that the tumor was verrucous carcinoma.

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We report a case of verrucous carcinoma of the tongue. A 73-year-old female noticed leukoplakia of the right edge of her tongue. As a hard mass appeared in that area, partial resection of the tongue was performed. Histopathological study revealed that the intraoperative specimen was epithelial hyperplasia with moderate dysplasia. The patient was carefully followed. About half of one year later, the hard tumor reappeared. Partial resection of the tongue was performed again, and this time, histopathological study revealed that the tumor was verrucous carcinoma.

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We report a case of verrucous carcinoma of the tongue. A 73-year-old female noticed leukoplakia of the right edge of her tongue. As a hard mass appeared in that area, partial resection of the tongue was performed. Histopathological study revealed that the intraoperative specimen was epithelial hyperplasia with moderate dysplasia. The patient was carefully followed. About half of one year later, the hard tumor reappeared. Partial resection of the tongue was performed again, and this time, histopathological study revealed that the tumor was verrucous carcinoma.

Key concepts: Verrucous carcinoma, Tongue, Medicine, Carcinoma, Leukoplakia, Tongue Neoplasm, Resection, Pathology

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