Journal of Dental Specialities
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Total mandibulectomy in a patient with verrucous carcinoma turning into squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: a rare case report

  • Author:
  • Chandrashekhar R. Bande1,, Dinesh Mohale2, Manjiri Thakur3, Pravin Lambade4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 217 to 219

1Associate Professor, Dept.of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Waddhamana road, Wanadongari, Hingna, Nagpur-440010, Maharashtra, India

2Post Graduate student, Dept. Oral & Maxillofacial pathology and Microbiology, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Waddhamana road, Wanadongari, Hingna, Nagpur-440010, Maharashtra, India

3Professor & HOD, Dept. Oral & Maxillofacial pathology and Microbiology, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Waddhamana road, Wanadongari, Hingna, Nagpur-440010, Maharashtra, India

4Professor & Head, Dept.of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Waddhamana road, Wanadongari, Hingna, Nagpur-440010, Maharashtra, India

*Address for Correspondence: Dr. Chandrashekhar R. Bande Dept. Oral & Maxillofacial pathology and Microbiology, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Waddhamana road, Wanadongari, Hingna, Nagpur-440010, Maharashtra, India Email: drcrbande@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 21 September, 2016.

Abstract

Verrucous Carcinoma is a rare type of low grade, well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. The author herein reports a case of squamous cell carcinoma arising within verrucous carcinoma of mandible. A 65-year old women reported to hospital with the history of swelling over the gums of lower jaw since lyr. Her swelling was painless and gradually had spread to the whole mandible. Incisional biopsy and histopathologic examination revealed verrucous carcinoma which was treated with total Mandibulectomy.

Keywords

Verrucous Carcinoma, Total Mandibulectomy, Squamous Cell Carcinoma