Cutaneous horn arising from a basal cell carcinoma of forehead: a case report

Authors

  • S. Sivaramakrishnan Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • Jayakar Thomas Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4529.IntJResDermatol20190248

Keywords:

Cutaneous horn, Basal cell carcinoma

Abstract

The term cutaneous horn or “cornu cutaneum” is used to describe a well circumscribed usually conical hyperkeratotic mass arising from another cutaneous lesion. Several lesions have been reported to occur at the base of the keratin mass. Here we report a rare case of cutaneous horn arising from a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) over the forehead of a 52 year old female patient.

 

Author Biography

S. Sivaramakrishnan, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Junior Resident, Department of Dermatology,

References

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Sandbank M. Basal cell carcinoma at the base of cutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum). Arch Dermatol. 1971;104(1):97.

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Published

2019-01-25

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2019): January-March 2019

Section

Case Reports