multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma


mul·ti·ple self-heal·ing squa·mous ep·i·the·li·o·ma

[MIM*132800] multiple skin tumors, most frequently on the head, each resembling a well-differentiated squamous carcinoma or keratoacanthoma; individual tumors resolve spontaneously after several months, leaving deep-pitted scars with irregular crenellated borders, and are usually replaced by additional new tumors; autosomal dominant inheritance.

mul·ti·ple self-heal·ing squa·mous ep·i·the·li·o·ma

(mŭlti-pĕl self-hēling skwāmŭs epi-thēlē-ōmă) [MIM*132800] Skin tumors, most frequently on the head, each resembling a well-differentiated squamous carcinoma or keratoacanthoma; individual tumors resolve spontaneously after several months, leaving deep-pitted scars with irregular crenellated borders.