Preferred Label : Anogenital verrucous carcinoma of Buschke and Lowenstein;
ICD-11 definition : An invasive verrucous squamous cell carcinoma usually arising on the prepuce or glans
penis of uncircumcised men, although it may occur elsewhere in the anogenital area.
It develops from a slow but uncontrolled proliferation of human papilloma virus-infected
genital epithelium and presents clinically as a papillomatous cauliflower-like tumour
(giant condyloma acuminatum of Buschke and Löwenstein). It can infiltrate deeply and
radical surgery may be required to eradicate it.;
ICD-11 synonym : Giant condyloma of Buschke and Löwenstein;
ICD-11 inclusion : Giant condyloma of Buschke and Löwenstein;
Origin ID : 443098642;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
An invasive verrucous squamous cell carcinoma usually arising on the prepuce or glans
penis of uncircumcised men, although it may occur elsewhere in the anogenital area.
It develops from a slow but uncontrolled proliferation of human papilloma virus-infected
genital epithelium and presents clinically as a papillomatous cauliflower-like tumour
(giant condyloma acuminatum of Buschke and Löwenstein). It can infiltrate deeply and
radical surgery may be required to eradicate it.
