Cornu cutaneum at an unusual site
Cutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum) is a clinical diagnosis referring to a conical projection above the surface of the skin that resembles a miniature horn. The base of the horn may be flat, nodular or crateriform. The horn is composed of compacted keratin. Various histologic lesions have been documente...
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| author | Francis Leo Tauro John Joseph S Martis K Sijo John K kumar Prem |
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| description | Cutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum) is a clinical diagnosis referring to a conical projection above the surface of the skin that resembles a miniature horn. The base of the horn may be flat, nodular or crateriform. The horn is composed of compacted keratin. Various histologic lesions have been documented at the base of the keratin mound and histological confirmation is often necessary to rule out malignant changes. Tenderness at the base of the lesion and lesions of larger size favour malignancy. Malignancy is present in 16-20% of the cases with squamous cell carcinoma being the most common type. We report a young male patient with a keratin horn on the right index finger tip. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e22d77c84f59460ba336f9df732aa4fa2025-08-20T02:21:13ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2006-01-013901767810.1055/s-0039-1699128Cornu cutaneum at an unusual siteFrancis Leo Tauro0John Joseph S Martis1K Sijo John2K kumar Prem3Department of General Surgery, Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital, Kankanady, Mangalore - 2, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital, Kankanady, Mangalore - 2, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital, Kankanady, Mangalore - 2, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital, Kankanady, Mangalore - 2, Karnataka, IndiaCutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum) is a clinical diagnosis referring to a conical projection above the surface of the skin that resembles a miniature horn. The base of the horn may be flat, nodular or crateriform. The horn is composed of compacted keratin. Various histologic lesions have been documented at the base of the keratin mound and histological confirmation is often necessary to rule out malignant changes. Tenderness at the base of the lesion and lesions of larger size favour malignancy. Malignancy is present in 16-20% of the cases with squamous cell carcinoma being the most common type. We report a young male patient with a keratin horn on the right index finger tip.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699128cornu cutaneumcutaneous hornkeratin horn |
| spellingShingle | Francis Leo Tauro John Joseph S Martis K Sijo John K kumar Prem Cornu cutaneum at an unusual site Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery cornu cutaneum cutaneous horn keratin horn |
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| title_short | Cornu cutaneum at an unusual site |
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| topic | cornu cutaneum cutaneous horn keratin horn |
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