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Plantar verrucous carcinoma masquerading as toe web intertrigo
Author(s) -
McKay Catherine,
McBride Penelope,
Muir James
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00721.x
Subject(s) - medicine , verrucous carcinoma , intertriginous , foot (prosody) , dermatology , carcinoma , biopsy , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , disease
A 77‐year‐old man presented with a 6‐month history of intractable toe web intertrigo located in the third and fourth web spaces of his left foot. Biopsy and histological examination confirmed the presence of a verrucous carcinoma. Verrucous carcinoma of the foot has been called epithelioma cuniculatum, a case arising in the intertriginous area of the foot is presented.