Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum arising from a scar after skin injury.
Among the variants of solitary keratoacanthoma, keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum (KCM) is characterized by the lack of a tendency toward spontaneous remission and by continuous centrifugal spread. We describe a case of KCM arising from the scar after an old skin injury. The lesion appeared on the dorsum of the right hand, grew peripherally for 30 months, and became a tumor with a multinodular margin and central atrophy. A biopsy specimen from the edge of the tumor showed features resembling typical solitary keratoacanthoma.
Watanabe
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Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Tachi
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Tomita
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D000368:Aged; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007636:Keratoacanthoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery