Cryotherapy as an effective alternative for the management of verrucous hyperplasia lesion- a case report

Verrucous hyperplasia is a histopathological entity, which shows considerable clinical and histopathological resemblance to verrucous carcinoma. The treatment plan originally included surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or a combination. This case report describes an adjuvant treatment method, simple cryosurgery, which offers satisfactory results. Cryotherapy is the deliberate destruction of tissue by the application of extreme cold. Liquid nitrogen is the universal freezing source because of its low boiling point. Various methods have been devised for the use of cryotherapy. They include the spray freeze technique, the applicator technique, the cryoprobe method, and the thermos-coupler method. The advantages of the present technique are easy to use, very low morbidity, limited postoperative care, no sophisticated equipment required, and most of all satisfactory results.