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Cho, Lee, Min, and Choi: Giant Wart as a Cutaneous Horn on the Dorsum of the Hand
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J Korean Soc Surg Hand 2016;21(2):100-104.

Published online: 11 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2016.21.2.100

Giant Wart as a Cutaneous Horn on the Dorsum of the Hand

Hong Man Cho, Kyujung Lee, Woongbae Min, Yong Suk Choi

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Gwangju Veterans Hospital, Gwangju, Korea

Correspondence to: Hong Man Cho, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Gwangju Veterans Hospital, 99 Cheomdanwolbong-ro, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju 62284, Korea, TEL: +82-62-602-6162, FAX: +82-62-602-6164, E-mail: chm1228@hanmail.net

Received 18 February 201625 April 2016       Accepted 1 May 2016

Copyright © 2016 The Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

A 81-year-old female presented with a giant cutaneous horn (1.5×2×4 cm sized) over the right hand, rapid growth recent 6 months. Cutaneous horn was excised and split thickness skin graft of the defect was done under regional anesthesia. Histopathology showed overlying a wart. In the current study, we report the case of a patient with giant wart as a giant cutaneous horn in a dorsal side of hand.

Keywords: Cutaneous horn, Giant, Verucca, Wart

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Fig. 1.
A horny growth of around 4 cm in length with a broad base over the dorsal aspect of the right hand.
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Fig. 2.
Excision of cutaneous horn (A), a cutting plane of the cutaneous horn (B).
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Fig. 3.
The histologic characteristics of this lesion is epidermal hyperplasia manifested by hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, acanthosis, papillomatosis and elongation of rete ridges (H&E, x40) (A), Koilocytotic cells, characterized by small, round, deeply basophilic nuclei surrounded by a clear halo and pale-staining cytoplasm are also present (H&E, x400) (B).
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Fig. 4.
The lesion was completely excised surgically and the graft healed well without recurrence.
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