Open AccessOral verrucous carcinoma: Ten year experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
Author(s) -
Joshua Franklyn,
J. Rajinikanth,
Amit Jiwan Tirkey,
Cecil Thankachan,
John C. Muthusami
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0975-2129
pISSN - 0971-5851
DOI - 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_153_16
Subject(s) - medicine , neck dissection , lymph node , lymphadenectomy , radiation therapy , surgery , referral , dissection (medical) , disease , adjuvant therapy , verrucous carcinoma , carcinoma , general surgery , chemotherapy , family medicine
Verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity (OVC) is an uncommon variant of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The clinical presentation and surgical outcomes of OVC are unique; however, the management protocols for OVC are largely extrapolated from OSCC.