Oral Verrucous Carcinoma Mimicking a Chronic Candidiasis: A Case Report

Verrucous carcinoma has a special propensity to mimic benign lesions of the oral cavity. A case of the oral verrucous carcinoma in maxillary alveolar ridge, extending to buccal vestibule, cheek, and labial mucosa, which was diagnosed and initially treated as chronic candidiasis, is presented. Clinic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Garcia, Natália Galvão, Oliveira, Denise Tostes, Hanemann, João Adolfo Costa, Pereira, Alessandro Antônio Costa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3375038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22720181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/190272
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Sumario:Verrucous carcinoma has a special propensity to mimic benign lesions of the oral cavity. A case of the oral verrucous carcinoma in maxillary alveolar ridge, extending to buccal vestibule, cheek, and labial mucosa, which was diagnosed and initially treated as chronic candidiasis, is presented. Clinical, histopathological, and therapeutic considerations related to diagnosis of the verrucous carcinoma in the oral cavity are discussed.

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