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Cutaneous horns, also known by the Latin name cornu cutaneum, are unusual keratinous skin tumors with the appearance of horns, or sometimes of wood or coral. Formally, this is a clinical diagnosis for a "conical projection above the surface of the skin." [1] They are usually small and localized but can, in very rare cases, be much larger.
Actinic keratosis (AK), sometimes called solar keratosis or senile keratosis, [1] [2] is a pre-cancerous [3] area of thick, scaly, or crusty skin. [4] [5] Actinic keratosis is a disorder of epidermal keratinocytes that is induced by ultraviolet (UV) light exposure ().
A mole can be either subdermal (under the skin) or a pigmented growth on the skin, formed mostly of a type of cell known as a melanocyte. The high concentration of the body's pigmenting agent, melanin, is responsible for their dark color. Moles are a member of the family of skin lesions known as nevi (singular "nevus"), occurring commonly in ...
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Kevin Jonas has revealed that he recently underwent surgery to remove a cancerous mole on his face.. In a video posted online, Jonas, 36, said he had a “basal cell carcinoma” on his forehead ...
Kevin Jonas has revealed he has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous mole from his forehead. Jonas, 36, shared his experience online on Tuesday, June 11, in an effort to heighten vigilance ...
Imiquimod (Aldara) has been used with success for squamous-cell carcinoma in situ of the skin and the penis, but the morbidity and discomfort of the treatment is severe. An advantage is the cosmetic result: after treatment, the skin resembles normal skin without the usual scarring and morbidity associated with standard excision.
In dermatology, a mole map is a medical record which records an image and the location of lesions and/or moles, or dark spots on the human body. Such a record is useful for diagnosis of cancer a priori or as a baseline which can be compared against later images to determine when there has been a visual change which may indicate cancer.