Giant keratoacanthoma arising in hypertrophic lichen planus

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 267-269

  Giesecke, Leah M ^a,c   Reid, Catherine M ^a   James, Craig L ^b   Huilgol, Shyamala C ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Pathology Partners   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Malignancy; Malignant transformation; Reactive keratoacanthoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GIANT KERATOACANTHOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHIC LICHEN PLANUS; KERATOACANTHOMA; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; TISSUE SECTION;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOACANTHOMA; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345549352     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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