Spontaneous regression of a giant keratoacanthoma. Photographic documentation and histopathologic correlation.
An 84-year-old woman developed a keratoacanthoma on the dorsum of her left hand. Photographic documentation of spontaneous resolution of the lesion over a period of eight months is presented. Biopsy of the site of the resolving lesion revealed extensive scarring and granulomatous inflammation.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007636:Keratoacanthoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*