cutaneous horn


cu·ta·ne·ous horn

a protruding keratotic growth of the skin; the base may show changes of actinic keratosis or carcinoma. Synonym(s): cornu cutaneum, warty horn

cutaneous horn

A focal hyperkeratotic column arising in head, neck, face and the penis, in the background of a keratinising proliferation—e.g., solar, seborrhoeic, or inverted follicular keratosis; marsupialised tricholemmal or epidermoid cysts; verruca vulgaris; and squamous cell carcinoma or sebaceous gland carcinoma.

cutaneous horn

Dermatology A focal hyperkeratosis seen in solar, seborrheic, or inverted follicular keratoses, in marsupialized tricholemmal or epidermoid cysts, verruca vulgaris, and in SCC or sebaceous gland carcinoma.

cu·ta·ne·ous horn

(kyū-tā'nē-ŭs hōrn) A protruding keratotic growth of the skin; the base may show changes of actinic keratosis or carcinoma.