TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of interdigital verrucous carcinoma
T2 - Preservation of the digits with minimal excision after selective intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy
AU - Fujimura, Taku
AU - Okuyama, Ryuhei
AU - Hashimoto, Akira
AU - Hasegawa, Satoshi
AU - Takayama, Mariko
AU - Watanabe, Hiroshi
AU - Aiba, Setsuya
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The diagnosis of verrucous carcinoma is often not easy because its histopathology mimics verruca vulgaris and other benign diseases. We describe a 62-year-old Japanese man with verrucous carcinoma on his IV interdigital area. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed tumor invasion up to the subcutis, which suggested malignancy. However, repeated biopsies did not show malignant features in the tumor. For treatment, we performed intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy and oral intake of 5-fluorouracil. After the tumor reduction, we excised the tumor with a sufficient margin. There was no evidence of tumor recurrence 1.5 years later.
AB - The diagnosis of verrucous carcinoma is often not easy because its histopathology mimics verruca vulgaris and other benign diseases. We describe a 62-year-old Japanese man with verrucous carcinoma on his IV interdigital area. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed tumor invasion up to the subcutis, which suggested malignancy. However, repeated biopsies did not show malignant features in the tumor. For treatment, we performed intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy and oral intake of 5-fluorouracil. After the tumor reduction, we excised the tumor with a sufficient margin. There was no evidence of tumor recurrence 1.5 years later.
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U2 - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.69.269
DO - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.69.269
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34347351345
VL - 69
SP - 269
EP - 272
JO - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
JF - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
SN - 0386-9784
IS - 3
ER -