TY  - JOUR
T1  - GIant cutaneous horn
AU  - Semins H, Null HM
Y1  - 1969/12/22
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160380099033
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2285
EP  - 2285
VL  - 210
IS  - 12
N2  - To the Editor:— 
    Cutaneous horns are superficial skin lesions projecting perpendicularly from the surface and rarely exceeding 1 to 2 cm in length. Our patient presented with a projection that is among the largest reported. Although this lesion was growing on a benign base, it is important for the physician to be informed about cutaneous horns because of their occasional occurrence on a malignant base.Report of a Case:— 
    A 69-year-old male Negro appeared at the surgical clinic of the Western Pennsylvania Hospital with a 5-year slowly increasing growth on the skin of the left arm. The patient gave no history of a previous lesion at that site and had no symptomatic complaints. The lesion was excised with the patient under local anesthesia, including a 1-cm margin of normal skin surrounding the base.The horn (Fig 1) measured 1.4 cm in diameter and 7.1 cm in length. It was hard,
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160380099033
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160380099033
ER  -