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VOLUME 14 , ISSUE 1 ( January-April, 2022 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Cutaneous Horn: A “Seemingly” Innocuous Marvel!!!

Divya Gupta, Pankhuri Mittal, Nita Khurana

Citation Information : Gupta D, Mittal P, Khurana N. Cutaneous Horn: A “Seemingly” Innocuous Marvel!!!. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2022; 14 (1):31-32.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10003-1414

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 22-04-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2022; The Author(s).


Abstract

Cutaneous horns are uncommon keratotic lesions. We report a cutaneous horn in conchal portion of the ear which turned out to be carcinomatous on histology. This case report highlights the malignant potential of such lesions and hence, the necessity to assess them histologically for complete treatment.

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