[Clinical and morphological characteristics of verrucous carcinoma]. / Kliniko-morphologicheskie osobennosti verrukoznoi kartsinomy.

ABSTRACT

Verrucose carcinoma is well differentiated squamous carcinoma characterized by exophitic growth, slow surface spread, marked lymphoplasmocytic infiltration and fibrosis of submucosal lining. Verrucose carcinoma runs relatively benign course, is effectively treated surgically, is prognostically favourable. There are cases free of both metastases and recurrences for postdiagnosis 15 years.