Clear cell acanthoma

This is the page on the glossary term Clear cell acanthoma which is relevant on dermoscopedia. See also the list of terms.

Description

(also known as "Acanthome cellules claires of Degos and Civatte," "Degos acanthoma," and "Pale cell acanthoma") is a benign clinical and histological lesion initially described as neoplastic, which some authors now regard as a reactive dermatosis. It usually presents as a moist solitary firm, brown-red, well-circumscribed, 5 mm to 2 cm nodule or plaque on the lower extremities of middle-aged to elderly individuals The lesion has a crusted, scaly peripheral collarette and vascular puncta on the surface. It is characterized by slow growth, and may persist for years. The clinical differential diagnosis includes: dermatofibroma, inflamed seborrheic keratosis, pyogenic granuloma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, verruca vulgaris, psoriatic plaque, and melanoma.

Occurrences

 The following pages use clear cell acanthoma as keyword:

Page	Summary
Clear cell acanthoma	This chapter describes the dermoscopy of clear cell acanthoma
Level 9: Clear cell acanthoma	This chapter describes dermoscopy of clear cell acanthoma
String of pearls pattern	Describes dermoscopy of string of pearls pattern as seen in clear cell acanthoma

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