Conducta expectante en el queratoacantoma solitario

Lola Kuperman Wilder; Romina Foenquinos; Ana Clara Acosta; César Chiappe

doi:10.47196/da.v26i3.2097

Authors

Lola Kuperman Wilder Dermatology Division, José María Ramos Mejía General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Romina Foenquinos Dermatology Division, José María Ramos Mejía General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ana Clara Acosta Dermatology Division, José María Ramos Mejía General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
César Chiappe Dermatology Division, José María Ramos Mejía General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/da.v26i3.2097

Keywords:

keratoacanthoma, squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract

Keratoacanthoma is an epithelial proliferative lesion that develops on sun-exposed skin. It is characterized for having three phases, initial rapid growth is followed by a period of stability and finally, a spontaneous regression. The last phase is rarely seen because the gold standard therapy is surgical removal due to the impossibility to differentiate it from squamous cell carcinoma. The “watch and wait policy” should be agreed with the patient and we must inform the possibility of its aggressive behavior. We present two cases that chose to defer therapy and had a spontaneous resolution with regular close follow-ups.

Author Biographies

Lola Kuperman Wilder, Dermatology Division, José María Ramos Mejía General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

First year Resident Doctor, Ramos Mejía Hospital

Romina Foenquinos, Dermatology Division, José María Ramos Mejía General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dermatologist, Oncology Sector, Ramos Mejía Hospital

Ana Clara Acosta, Dermatology Division, José María Ramos Mejía General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dermatologist, Medical Doctor, Oncology Sector, Ramos Mejía Hospital

César Chiappe, Dermatology Division, José María Ramos Mejía General Acute Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pathologist, Ramos Mejía Hospital

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