RT Book, Section
A1 Smith, Mindy A.
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164360803
T1 Seborrheic Keratosis
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164360803
RD 2024/04/23
AB An  elderly  woman  noted  growth  of  a  lesion  on  her  chest  (Figure  164-1).  She  was  afraid  that  it  might  be  melanoma.  Her  family  physician  recognized  the  typical  features  of  a  seborrheic  keratosis  (SK)  (stuck  on  with  visible  horn  cysts)  and  attempted  to  reassure  her.  Dermoscopy  was  performed,  and  the  features  were  typical  of  an  SK;  the  physician  was  able  to  convince  the  patient  to  not  have  a  biopsy  (Figure  164-2).  The  black  comedo-like  openings  and  white  milia-like  cysts  are  typical  of  an  SK  and  can  be  seen  with  the  naked  eye  in  this  case,  and  even  better  with  a  dermatoscope.