Keratoacanthoma

Preferred Label : Keratoacanthoma;

NCIt definition : A dome-shaped, rapidly growing neoplasm composed of well differentiated squamous cells. It almost always affects the skin and usually occurs on sun-exposed areas of the body, most often the head, neck, and limbs. Rare cases have been reported in extracutaneous sites including the conjunctiva, subungual space, and vulva. It is considered a variant of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with distinct clinical behavior.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Details

Origin ID

C212871;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Glandular Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Mixed Neoplastic Glandular and Squamous Cell Population [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Squamous Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Carcinomatous Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Dome-Shaped Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Rapidly Enlarging Mass [NCIt concept]
- Well Differentiated Lesion [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]

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