Giant Perineal Condyloma Acuminatum (Buschke-Lowenstein Tumour): A Case Report

Chirurgia (Bucur). 2016 Sept-Oct;111(5):435-438. doi: 10.21614/chirurgia.111.5.435.

Abstract

The giant condyloma acuminatum, also known as Buschke- Lowenstein tumor (BLT), is a rare sexually-transmitted disease. Moreover, the condyloma acuminatum produced by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection becomes one the most common sexually-transmitted infection which affects the perineal region. Under such situations, the first therapeutic option is surgical excision. The objective of this article is to present a case in which the tumor has reached giant dimensions and also to stress the importance of an in toto resection, taking into account the high rate of recurrence and the significant potential of malignant transformation of BLT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / diagnosis
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / therapy
  • Anus Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Anus Neoplasms / surgery
  • Blood Transfusion / methods
  • Buschke-Lowenstein Tumor / pathology*
  • Buschke-Lowenstein Tumor / surgery
  • Condylomata Acuminata / pathology
  • Condylomata Acuminata / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Perineum / pathology
  • Perineum / surgery
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome