Question 2.4
Question 2.4:
Which one of the following is NOT Keratoacanthoma?
- Epidermoid cysts are benign keratin and lipid filled cysts derived from the upper part of the hair follicle
- They characteristically appear as a small, firm, flesh-coloured round papule or nodule fixed to the skin surface with a central punctum
- Foul-smelling "cheesy" debris may be expelled from the central punctum
- Keratoacanthomas are firm, round, generally skin-coloured nodules with sharp sloping borders and a characteristic central crater full of keratinous material
- They erupt on sun damaged skin and generally resolve spontaneously within a few months, but some may be a well-differentiated form of squamous cell carcinoma
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Epidermoid cysts