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A giant cutaneous horn on the eyebrow

Authors :
Xiaodong Yao
Xiaodong Chen
Xiaoyan Wu
Lixiong Gu
Pan Xu
Source :
JAAD Case Reports
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2015.

Abstract

Cutaneous horns were first reported in London in 1588.1 Unlike a true animal horn that has bony core, a cutaneous horn is a conical projection made up of cornified material. The length of this lesion varies from a few millimeters to 38 cm in some reported cases.2 Cutaneous horns are usually skin colored or erythematous, and they may present as white with a fine scale.3 Approximately 30% of cutaneous horns appear in sun-exposed areas, such as upper face and scalp.1 However, chronic irritation can also give rise to cutaneous horns on other areas of the body, even on the penis.4 People ages 50 to 89 years are the group most affected.5 Cutaneous horns are a morphologic designation rather than a pathologic diagnosis, and they can be derived from many benign or malignant diseases, such as seborrheic keratoses, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Details

ISSN :
23525126
Volume :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
JAAD Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....2628a2b82492731f5c799d5914e12766