Authors: L. Petrů 1; V. Plechatá 1; I. Píchová 1; R. Žalud 2 Authors‘ workplace: Kožní oddělení, Oblastní nemocnice Kolín, a. s. primářka MUDr. Věra Plechatá 1; Patologické oddělení, Oblastní nemocnice Kolín, a. s. primář MUDr. Radim Žalud 2 Published in: Čes-slov Derm, 84, 2009, No. 4, p. 204-206 Category: Case Reports
Cutaneous horn is a result of hyperkeratosis, which develops over the surface of various hyperproliferative lesions. Giant cutaneous horn is extremely rare. The authors present a rare case of a giant cutaneous horn on the scalp of a 75-year-old patient developing in the site of epithelial proliferation with masive keratinization.
Key words: cutaneous horn – giant cutaneous horn – massive keratinization
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