Unusual presentation of seborrheic keratosis: A case report of giant pigmented lesion on the forehead.

Case report Histopathology diagnosis Melanocytic neoplasms Skin tumor

Journal

International journal of surgery case reports
ISSN: 2210-2612
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101529872

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
19 Jun 2024
Historique:
received: 25 05 2024
revised: 11 06 2024
accepted: 15 06 2024
medline: 21 6 2024
pubmed: 21 6 2024
entrez: 20 6 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Seborrheic keratosis (SK) is a common benign epidermal tumor usually presenting as small, non-pigmented lesions on the skin. However, giant SK presenting as a pigmented variant is a rare occurrences, with limited documented cases in medical literature. Here, we present a case report of a 70 year old female patient with an unusual giant warty cutaneous lesion prompting excisional biopsy. Histopathological examination revealed pigmented proliferative basaloid cell and pseudohorn cysts, characteristic of SK. Notably, the lesion exhibited pigmentation, adding to the rarity of the giant forms of SK case. Giant pigmented seborrheic keratosis (GPSK) is an uncommon form that shares clinical and dermatoscopic features, frequently causing misdiagnosis as malignant melanoma. Thus this report underscores the importance recognizing such atypical presentations of SK and highlights the need for histological evaluation to diagnose such variants.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38901381
pii: S2210-2612(24)00697-7
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.109916
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

109916

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interest statement The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

Auteurs

Wubshet Assefa (W)

Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Bahir dar University, Bahir dar, Ethiopia. Electronic address: wubossassefa@yahoo.com.

Serkadis Muluye (S)

Department of Pathology, Medical and Health Science College, Gamby Teaching Hospital, Bahir dar, Ethiopia.

Zemen Asmare (Z)

Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Tesfaye Hurgessa (T)

Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.

Muluken Getinet (M)

Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.

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