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. 2011 Jul;56(4):455-6.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.84719.

Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum: case report and review of literature

Piyush B Borkhatariya  1 , Shweta Gupta, Damodar Bang, Ranjan C Rawal
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Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum: case report and review of literature

Piyush B Borkhatariya et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2011 Jul.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
It shows single cup-shaped lesion with hyperkeratotic border on the leg
Figure 2
Figure 2
Biopsy showed tumor to be composed of central keratin-filled crater with butteress like extension of surrounding epidermis
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