keratoacanthoma
MONDO:0002527Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names keratoacanthoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A dome-shaped, rapidly growing skin lesion composed of well differentiated squamous cells. It represents a proliferation of the infundibular epithelium of the hair follicle and its morphologic distinction from a well differentiated carcinoma may be difficult or impossible. Keratoacanthomas affect males more frequently than females and the majority tend to regress spontaneously. It has been suggested that keratoacanthoma represents a distinct subtype of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002527), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
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