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Benign skin tumor ( non – vascular )

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KERATOACANTHOMA<br />

(molluscum sebaceum)<br />

• Firm nodule, central keratotic plug<br />

• Ears, nose, cheeks, dorsum of the hands<br />

• <strong>Benign</strong>, develops rapidly, self healing<br />

• Difficult to distinguish from SCC<br />

• Treatment - usually regresses spontaneously<br />

in months, surgical excision is recommended<br />

(scar, rule out SCC)

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