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Definition of Keratoacanthoma
1. Noun. Skin tumor that grows rapidly (especially in older people) and resembles a carcinoma but does not spread; it usually disappears spontaneously, often leaving a scar.
Definition of Keratoacanthoma
1. Noun. (pathology) A common low-grade malignancy of the skin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Keratoacanthoma
1. 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 generalised papular eruption. (12 Dec 1998)
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Literary usage of Keratoacanthoma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Asian by Loretta D. Ulincy (1995)
"Non-melanoma skin cancer and keratoacanthoma in Filipinos: an incidence report
from Kauai, Hawaii. Int J Dermatol 1993 Oct- 32(10):717-8. ..."
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