title: Conditions that mimic skin cancer.
abstract: There are several conditions that may clinically and microscopically mimic skin cancer. Some of the more serious and unusual differential problems are infections, neoplasms, non-infectious granulomas, and ulcers. Particular attention is given to giant keratoacanthoma dn the Buschke-Lowenstein wart.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000473:pathology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000473:pathology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000473:pathology; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000473:pathology; D005928:Glossitis / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007636:Keratoacanthoma / Q000473:pathology; D008177:Lupus Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000473:pathology; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000473:pathology; D014374:Tuberculin Test