Intravascular spread of keratoacanthoma. An alarming but benign phenomenon.
We report a patient with a keratoacanthoma of the scalp in which there was invasion of several medium-sized vessels by the tumour at a distance from the main lesion. A marked inflammatory response within the invaded vessels as well as a benign clinical course do not suggest that this phenomenon represents malignant transformation.
Calonje
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Histopathology Department, Institute of Dermatology, London, United Kingdom.
Jones
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D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007636:Keratoacanthoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*