Thursday 13 October 2016

Giant Condyloma Acuminatum (Buschke-Lowenstein Tumor)

Surgery, Condyloma acuminata is the most common sexually transmitted disease found in young, sexually active population and mostly seen in the colorectal practice.

Giant Condyloma Acuminatum
Condylomas have been well known in history with physicians of ancient Roman Empire calling them as “figs” which were thought to result from excessive sexual exploits. The term “acuminatum” means “pointed” and was used to distinguish condyloma acuminatum from condyloma lata, the “broad” condyloma of syphilis.


Giant condyloma acuminatum or Condylomata gigantea (commonly known as Buschke-Lowenstein tumor) is a rare, aggressive, slow growing; fungating variant of condyloma that is usually found in the genital and perianal regions but may affect any portion of the anogenital region.

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