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01-09-2015 | Case Report

Inverted verrucous carcinoma of the buttock mimicking abscess and gossypiboma: MR and pathologic correlation

Authors: Bing Hu, Tetyana Gorbachova, Paul Belser, Shuchi K. Rodgers, Robert Schiowitz

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 9/2015

Abstract

Verrucous carcinoma (VC) is an uncommon, low-grade variant of squamous cell carcinoma. Its benign histologic appearance and indolent course may lead to a delayed diagnosis. We report a rare case of an inverted verrucous carcinoma of the buttock presenting as a slow-growing subcutaneous lesion with a draining sinus and no exophytic component, clinically mimicking abscess and gossypiboma, with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and pathologic correlation. Biopsy of the lesional base is mandatory for accurate diagnosis. An enhancement pattern with a convoluted undulating appearance in a subcutaneous lesion displayed on MRI should raise a consideration of inverted VC in the differential diagnosis.

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Title: Inverted verrucous carcinoma of the buttock mimicking abscess and gossypiboma: MR and pathologic correlation
Authors: Bing Hu
Tetyana Gorbachova
Paul Belser
Shuchi K. Rodgers
Robert Schiowitz
Publication date: 01-09-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 9/2015
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-015-2163-z

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