Congenital Fibroepithelial Polyp Presenting as a Cutaneous Horn on the Nasal Tip: A Case Report
10.21593/kjhno/2020.36.2.33
- Author:
Yongseok KWON
1
;
Dongkeun JUN
;
Myungchul LEE
;
Hyungon CHOI
;
Donghyeok SHIN
;
Jeenam KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:
Korean Journal of Head and Neck Oncology
2020;36(2):33-36
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous horn is the clinical entity, which is circumscribed, conical, markedly hyperkeratotic lesion in which the height of the keratotic mass amounts to at least half of its largest diameter. It may be associated with many different pathological lesions. It is a relatively rare and a kind of epidermal tumor that generally appears as a conical projection. Here, we report rare case of congenital cutaneous horn. A 39-month-old female Korean patient presented at our clinic with a mass at the tip of her nose present since birth. Under general anesthesia, cutaneous horn of nasal tip was completely excised without any complications. The operation site was small enough to perform a primary closure, without any nasal deformity. Histopathologically, it was reported as a fibroepithelial polyps. After operation, there is no evidence of recurrence at 16 months of follow-up.
