Oral verrucous carcinoma

A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Abstract

Oral verrucous carcinoma is a rare condition with clinical and histopathological similarities to other diseases, which makes initial clinical and therapeutic approach difficult. Once diagnosed, the gold standard of treatment is surgery, and the surgical approach must be selected according to what is most appropriate for the patient. It has a good survival prognosis; however, it involves high morbidity due to the potential functional and aesthetic effects of advanced disease.

We present a patient with oral verrucous carcinoma with extensive involvement, whose diagnosis was delayed due to the condition’s similarity to oral lichen planus