seborrheic keratosis

Question 1

is the most common o the benign epithelial tumors

Answer 1

Seb ker

Question 2

lesion

Answer 2

■ Lesions range rom small, barely elevated papules to plaques with a warty sur ace and a “stuck on”
appearance.

SKINLESIONS Early. Small,1-to3-mm,barely elevated papule, later a larger plaque (Figs. 9-36 and 9-37) with or without pigment. T e sur ace has a greasy eel and o en shows, with a hand lens, ne stippling like the sur ace o a thimble. Late. Plaque with warty sur ace and “stuck
on” appearance (Fig. 9-38), “greasy.” With a handlens,horncystscano enbeseen;with dermoscopy they can always be seen and are diagnostic.Size rom1to6cm.Flatnodule. Brown, gray, black, skin-colored, round, or oval

Question 3

gender

age

Answer 3

rarely before 30

Male

Question 4

dist

Answer 4

Isolated lesion or generalized. Face, trunk (Fig. 9-39), upper extremities. In emales, commonly occur in submammary
intertriginous skin

Question 5

tx

Answer 5

Light electrocautery permits the whole lesion tobeeasilyrubbedo .However,thisprecludes histopathologicveri cationo diagnosisand should be done only by an experienced diag- nostician. Cryosurgery with liquid nitrogen spray works only in at lesions, and recur- rences are possibly more requent. T e best approachiscurettagea erslight reezingwith cryospray,whichalsopermitshistopathologic examination.