An unusual case of bilateral verrucous carcinoma of the foot (epithelioma cuniculatum)

Kary Suen; Shiran Wijeratne; John Patrikios

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjs020

An unusual case of bilateral verrucous carcinoma of the foot (epithelioma cuniculatum)

J Surg Case Rep. 2012 Dec 11;2012(12):rjs020. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjs020.

Authors

Kary Suen¹, Shiran Wijeratne², John Patrikios²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Wimmera Base Hospital, Horsham, Vic., Australia kary.suen@mh.org.au.
² Department of Surgery, Wimmera Base Hospital, Horsham, Vic., Australia.

Abstract

Verrucous carcinoma is a rare, well-differentiated variant of squamous cell carcinoma with a minimal incidence of metastasis. Conservative treatment and local excision have been utilized although with high recurrence rates. We present a unique case of a 44-year-old male with bilateral foot involvement with recurrences after local excision, leading to management with bilateral forefoot amputations.

Publication types

Case Reports