condyloma acuminatum

condyloma /con·dy·lo·ma/ (kon″dĭ-lo´mah) pl. condylo´mata   an elevated lesion of the skin.condylo´matous

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condyloma acumina´tum  pl. condylo´mata acumina´ta   a papilloma with a central core connective tissue in a treelike structure covered with epithelium, of viral (human papillomavirus) origin, and usually occurring on the mucous membrane or skin of the external genitals or in the perianal region.

flat condyloma  condyloma latum.

giant condyloma  Buschke-Löwenstein tumor.

condyloma la´tum  a broad, flat syphilitic condyloma on the folds of moist skin, especially about the genitals and anus.

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condyloma a·cu·mi·na·tum (-kym-ntm)

n.

See genital wart.

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condyloma acuminatum.

See genital wart.

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condyloma [kon″dĭ-lo´mah] (pl. condylo´mata) (L.)

an elevated wartlike lesion of the skin. adj., adj condylo´matous.

condyloma´ta acumina´ta (sing. condylo´ma acumina´tum) Sexually transmitted venereal papillomatous lesions caused by the human papillomavirus. The incubation period is one to three months. The growths are usually pinkish and occur around the cervix, vulva, perineum, anus and anal canal, urethra, and glans penis. They are often treated with weekly applications of podophyllum resin, 10 to 25 per cent in tincture of benzoin or by application of trichloroacetic acid. Especially resistant warts or extensive involvement may require electrocautery, cryosurgery, or recombinant interferon alfa-2b or alfa-n3. Called also genital or venereal warts. (See Atlas 2, Part H.)

flat condyloma condyloma latum.

giant condyloma Buschke-Löwenstein tumor.

condyloma la´tum a wide, flat, syphilitic condyloma occurring on moist skin, especially around the genitals or anus.

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condyloma

an elevated wartlike lesion of the skin.

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condyloma acuminatum

a small, pointed papilloma of viral origin.

canine condyloma

see canine transmissible venereal tumor.

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condyloma acuminatum

Genital warts, venereal warts, verruca acuminata STD A sexually-transmitted HPV-induced papilloma on the external urogenital ♂ or ♀ epithelium Management Cryotherapy, surgical excision, IFN-α-2a Prognosis Usually benign; ↑ risk of cervical cancer