Amylynne Frankel

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history History of unprotected sexual relations, or sexual relations with a person with known infection of human papilloma virus (HPV). Characteristic findings on physical examination Presents as well circumscribed, solitary or multiple, small, pigmented papules with a flat-to-verrucous surface (Figure 1).…

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history Verrucous carcinoma (VC) presents as a slow-growing but persistent warty tumor. Characteristic findings on physical examination A papillary nonulcerated grey-white or red mass with a very broad base of attachment. Any cutaneous area of the body may be affected, but…

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history Be alert for a slowly enlarging warty tumor in the oral cavity of a smoker. Characteristic findings on physical examination Characteristic findings include multiple, exuberant, confluent, cauliflower-like growths on the oral mucosa (Figure 1). Expected results of diagnostic studies Classic…