acanthoma
Sign in to saveAn acanthoma is a skin neoplasm composed of squamous or epidermal cells. It is located in the prickle cell layer.
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Within Vinony's link graph, acanthoma is referenced by 37 other articles, and connects out to basal-cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma and keratoacanthoma.
It is catalogued under the topic Rare cancers.
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An acanthoma is a skin neoplasm composed of squamous or epidermal cells. It is located in the prickle cell layer.
Types of acanthoma include pilar sheath acanthoma, a benign follicular tumor usually of the upper lip; clear cell acanthoma, a benign tumor found most frequently on the legs; and Degos acanthoma, often confused with but unrelated to Degos disease.
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