| Descriptor English: | Keratoacanthoma | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Queratoacantoma
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ceratoacantoma | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Kératoacanthome | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Keratoacanthomas |
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| Tree number(s): |
C17.800.417 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007636 | ||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Annotation: | note category: non-neoplastic; coord IM with precoord organ/dis term (IM); do not confuse with ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 7805 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D007636 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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Keratoacanthoma
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0011964 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Keratoacanthoma |
| Entry term(s) |
Keratoacanthomas |
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