A Case of Actinic Granuloma Limited on Both Hands in a Patient with Colon Cancer.
- Author:
Young Chan SONG
1
;
Sang Hee LIM
;
Yang Won LEE
;
Yong Beom CHOE
;
Kyu Joong AHN
;
Kye Yong SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 20050078@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Actinic granuloma;
Colon cancer
- MeSH:
Actins;
Aged;
Arm;
Colon;
Colonic Neoplasms;
Dermis;
Female;
Giant Cells;
Granuloma;
Hand;
Histiocytes;
Humans;
Neck;
Phagocytosis;
Skin;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(2):302-304
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Actinic granuloma develops in the chronically sun-damaged skin of the neck, face, upper chest or arms. Lesions present as skin colored to erythematous papules and plaques that coalesce to form centrifugally enlarging annular patterns. Histologically, elastolytic granuloma is formed by a dense infiltrate of giant cells and histiocytes with active phagocytosis of elastoclastic fibers on the background of solar elastosis in the upper dermis. We report a clinically rare presentation of actinic granuloma, limited to both hands of a 75-year-old female with colon cancer.
