Case report: Buschke-Löwenstein tumor in a nonimmunosuppressed patient

• Published in: Clinical and Biomedical Research Vol. 41; no. 3
• Main Authors: Araújo, Beatriz Lima, Lira, Maria Eduarda dos Santos Tavares de, Oliveira, Leandro Costa Gonçalves de, Silva Neto, Jacinto da Costa, Patrício, Arnaldo Rodrigues, Almeida, Isnaia Firminia de Souza, Leão, Sydney Correia, Tenório, Pedro Pereira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 04-10-2021
• Subjects: buschke-löwenstein tumor; hpv; immune system
• ISSN: 2357-9730; 2357-9730
• DOI: 10.22491/2357-9730.110250

The present work aims to report a case of Buschke-Löwenstein tumor (BLT), which is a mass of genital warts that usually affects immunosuppressed people. The reported case was diagnosed in a young patient with no known immunosuppression. Several tests were performed to confirm the diagnostic hypothesis, including immunohistochemistry, histological, molecular and imaging analysis. The results obtained were confirmatory in all analyses, except in the molecular one. Because BLT is a rare condition, there is still great literary heterogeneity regarding the ideal treatment, but some options can be considered, such as excision and radiotherapy.