"Keratoacanthoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A benign, non-neoplastic, usually self-limiting epithelial lesion closely resembling squamous cell carcinoma clinically and histopathologically. It occurs in solitary, multiple, and eruptive forms. The solitary and multiple forms occur on sunlight exposed areas and are identical histologically; they affect primarily white males. The eruptive form usually involves both sexes and appears as a generalized papular eruption.
| Descriptor ID |
D007636
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.417
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratoacanthoma" by people in Profiles.
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Differentiating keratoacanthoma from squamous cell carcinoma-In quest of the holy grail. J Cutan Pathol. 2020 Apr; 47(4):418-420.
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Keratoacanthomatous Changes: Unifying the Histologic Spectrum of Actinic Granuloma. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Oct; 40(10):762-766.
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Generalised Eruptive Keratoacanthomas of Grzybowski. J Cutan Med Surg. 2017 Sep/Oct; 21(5):439.
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Histopathology of Keratoacanthoma Revisited: Utility of Orificial Size as a Diagnostic Adjunct. Int J Surg Pathol. 2014 Jun; 22(4):316-25.
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and inflammation of actinic keratoses associated with sorafenib. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2009 Jan; 7(1):20-3.
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Site and tumor type predicts DNA mismatch repair status in cutaneous sebaceous neoplasia. Am J Surg Pathol. 2008 Jun; 32(6):936-42.
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Sebaceous skin lesions as clues to hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer. J Invest Dermatol. 2006 Oct; 126(10):2158-9.
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Intralesional methotrexate for keratoacanthoma of the nose. Skinmed. 2005 Nov-Dec; 4(6):393-5.
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Expression of CD95 (Fas) in sun-exposed human skin and cutaneous carcinomas. Cancer. 2002 Feb 01; 94(3):814-9.
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Keratoacanthoma: when to observe and when to operate and the importance of accurate diagnosis. South Med J. 1994 Dec; 87(12):1272-6.