Giant condyloma acuminatum of the anorectum: successful...
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Key words: giant condyloma, Buschke and Löwenstein, conservative surgery, sphincter-saving procedure. Correspondence to: Dr Luigi Battaglia, Division of General Surgery B, Fon- dazione IRCCS “Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori”, Via G. Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy. Tel +39-02-23902345; e-mail [email protected] Received November 26, 2010; accepted April 4, 2011. Giant condyloma acuminatum of the anorectum: successful radical surgery with anal reconstruction Luigi Battaglia 1 , Alberto Vannelli 1 , Filiberto Belli 1 , Mario Rampa 1 , Massimo Milione 2 , Patrizia Gasparini 3 , and Ermanno Leo 1 1 Division of General Surgery B, 2 Pathology Unit, and 3 Unit of Molecular Cytogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy ABSTRACT Buschke-Löwenstein tumor, or giant condyloma acuminatum, is a relatively uncom- mon lesion of the anus with aggressive local invasive behavior which may present as a large warty tumor of the genital region with expansive and destructive growth. Many sporadic reports have been published suggesting various therapeutic strate- gies. We report a case of Buschke-Löwenstein tumor treated with conservative sur- gery followed by reconstructive procedures without a loop colostomy. Tumori, 97: 805-807, 2011
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Key words: giant condyloma,
Buschke and Löwenstein, conservative
surgery, sphincter-saving procedure.
Correspondence to: Dr Luigi Battaglia,
Division of General Surgery B, Fon-
dazione IRCCS “Istituto Nazionale dei
Tumori”, Via G. Venezian 1, 20133
Milan, Italy.
Tel +39-02-23902345;
Received November 26, 2010;
accepted April 4, 2011.
Giant condyloma acuminatum of the anorectum:successful radical surgery with anal reconstructionLuigi Battaglia1, Alberto Vannelli1, Filiberto Belli1, Mario Rampa1, Massimo Milione2, Patrizia Gasparini3, and Ermanno Leo1
1Division of General Surgery B, 2Pathology Unit, and 3Unit of Molecular Cytogenetics, FondazioneIRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
ABSTRACT
Buschke-Löwenstein tumor, or giant condyloma acuminatum, is a relatively uncom-mon lesion of the anus with aggressive local invasive behavior which may present asa large warty tumor of the genital region with expansive and destructive growth.Many sporadic reports have been published suggesting various therapeutic strate-gies. We report a case of Buschke-Löwenstein tumor treated with conservative sur-gery followed by reconstructive procedures without a loop colostomy.
Tu mo ri, 97: 805-807, 2011
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