Photoletter to the editor: Giant cutaneous horn associated with squamous cell carcinoma

doi:10.3315/jdcr.2015.1196

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Research Article | Volume 9 Issue 1 (None, 2015) | Pages 27 - 28

Photoletter to the editor: Giant cutaneous horn associated with squamous cell carcinoma

Hermann Kneitz

Stephanie Motschenbacher

Marion Wobser

Matthias Goebeler

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DOI : 10.3315/jdcr.2015.1196

PMID : PMC4410890

Received

Jan. 10, 2015

Published

March 31, 2015

Abstract

A 90-year-old patient presented with a large cutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum) of nine-year duration arising at her right cheek. The lesion was removed by surgery. Histology was reported as cornu cutaneum with a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma at its base. Cutaneous horn is morphological designation for protuberant mass of keratin that resembles the horn of an animal. Such lesions appear on sun-exposed skin areas like upper parts of the face and ears in elderly patients. Large cutaneous horns (> 1 cm) tend to be more commonly associated with squamous cell carcinoma compared to smaller cutaneous horns, particularly when present on the face.

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Actinic keratosis

Aged

Cornu cutaneum

Cutaneous horn

Precancerous conditions

Skin cancer

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