"Keratoacanthoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A benign, non-neoplastic, usually self-limiting epithelial lesion closely resembling squamous cell carcinoma clinically and histopathologically. It occurs in solitary, multiple, and eruptive forms. The solitary and multiple forms occur on sunlight exposed areas and are identical histologically; they affect primarily white males. The eruptive form usually involves both sexes and appears as a generalized papular eruption.
| Descriptor ID |
D007636
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.417
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratoacanthoma" by people in Profiles.
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Chu EY, Wanat KA, Miller CJ, Amaravadi RK, Fecher LA, Brose MS, McGettigan S, Giles LR, Schuchter LM, Seykora JT, Rosenbach M. Diverse cutaneous side effects associated with BRAF inhibitor therapy: a clinicopathologic study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Dec; 67(6):1265-72.
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Petrie M, Eliezri Y, Campanelli C. Keratoacanthoma of the head and neck with perineural invasion: incidental finding or cause for concern? Dermatol Surg. 2010 Jul; 36(7):1209-13.
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Bility MT, Zhu B, Kang BH, Gonzalez FJ, Peters JM. Ligand activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-beta/delta and inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 enhances inhibition of skin tumorigenesis. Toxicol Sci. 2010 Jan; 113(1):27-36.
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Divers AK, Correale D, Lee JB. Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Cutis. 2004 Apr; 73(4):257-62.