Acantholytic Acanthoma with an Atypical Presentation.
- Author:
Ji Hye YANG
1
;
Jeong Eun KIM
;
Chong Hyun WON
;
Sung Eun CHANG
;
Mi Woo LEE
;
Jee Ho CHOI
;
Kee Chan MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. miumiu@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acantholytic acanthoma
- MeSH:
Acantholysis;
Acanthoma;
Female;
Humans;
Keratinocytes;
Middle Aged;
Papilloma;
Umbilicus
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2011;49(1):79-81
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acantholytic acanthoma is a rare benign neoplasm of epidermal keratinocytes and this commonly displays as a solitary, asymptomatic keratotic papule on the trunk. The histologic features are hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, papillomatosis and prominent acantholysis. Dyskeratotic cells are occasionally present, but prominent dyskeratosis is not a characteristic feature of acantholytic acanthoma. Herein, we report on a case of acantholytic acanthoma with several dyskeratoses, and this occurred in a 54-year-old woman who presented with a keratotic plaque that repeatedly pealed on the umbilicus.
