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Where do keratoacanthomas tend to occur?
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Head, neck, sun exposed skin
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What is the natural history of keratoacanthoma?
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Rapid growth to 1-3 cm dome-shaped nodule wiht central keratin, followed by spontaneous regression over 6months, leaving a small scar
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What is the treatment for KA?
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Excision if suspected as difficult to reliably distinguish from SCCs. Can use 5-FU if multiple lesions.
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What is Bowen Disease? What does it look like, and where does it tend to occur?
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SCC in situ. Scaly, rough, red, crusting, slow-growing lesion, ocurring anywhere on body but most often on trunk and extremities.
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What is the treatment of Bowen Disease? Multiple plaques?
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Excision. If multiple areas, visceral workup indicated.
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