Open AccessKeratoacanthoma of Upper Lip: Review and Report of Case Managed Surgically
Author(s) -
Saakshi Gulati,
Deepak Pandiar,
Selvan Kakky,
Achal Y Jiwane,
Anita Balan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/13883.6620
Subject(s) - keratoacanthoma , nodule (geology) , basal cell , medicine , lesion , incisional biopsy , biopsy , upper lip , dermatology , pathology , anatomy , biology , paleontology
Keratoacanthoma is a benign lesion usually presenting as a solitary, dome shaped nodule with a central crater filled with keratin. It frequently occurs on the sun exposed areas of the skin. Keratoacanthoma can be difficult to differentiate from oral squamous cell carcinoma both clinically and microscopically. A case of keratoacanthoma involving the upper lip in a 51-year-old male is reported presenting as an exophytic growth that resolved after excisional biopsy.