Buschke-Lцwenstein tumor
- Buschke-Lцwenstein tumor
- a destructive tumor resembling squamous cell carcinoma but actually a form of condyloma acuminatum, usually on the penis but sometimes elsewhere in the anogenital area in either men or women. It presents as a large verrucous to fungating, cauliflowerlike mass that erodes the involved skin and progresses to penetrate and destroy deeper tissues. Called also giant condyloma and verrucous carcinoma.
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Buschke-Lцwenstein tumor — Busch·ke Lц·wen·stein tumor (booshґkə lurґven shtīn) [A. Buschke; Ludwig W. Lцwenstein, German born American physician, 1885–1959] see under tumor … Medical dictionary
giant condyloma — Buschke Lцwenstein tumor … Medical dictionary
verrucous carcinoma — an indolent preinvasive wartlike carcinoma of the oral cavity, which is associated with chewing tobacco. * * * 1. a variety of squamous cell carcinoma that has a predilection for the buccal mucosa but also affects other oral soft tissue and the… … Medical dictionary
