Complete Regression Of Crateriform Verruca After Partial Biopsy: Another Type Of Epithelial Crateriform Tumor Or A Subtype Of Keratoacanthoma?
Fukumoto, T., Takai, T., Sakaguchi, M., Oka, M., & Nishigori, C. (2018). Complete regression of crateriform verruca after partial biopsy: Another type of epithelial crateriform tumor or a subtype of keratoacanthoma?. The Journal of dermatology, 45(6), e152–e153. https://doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.14186
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Disease Location
Skin
Personal Characteristics
76-year-old man
Clinical Characteristics
Presented with a 4-month history of a nodule. Physical examination revealed a crateriform nodule with a central keratinous plug on his left anterior chest. Skin. Biopsy and histopathological analysis revealed a cup-like epidermis with hyperkeratosis and acanthosis, a focal thickened granular layer containing keratohyalin granules, and proliferating similar-sized keratinocytes in a regular arrangement, as well as koilocytes, rare atypia, and a few pale-pink cells. The patient was diagnosed with crateriform verruca
Remission Characteristics
14 days after biopsy, the remaining nodule disappeared completely without additional therapy
Treatment & Mechanisms
Clinical Treatment
Biopsy
Non-Clinical Treatment
None reported