Clear Cell Acanthoma: A Review of Clinical and Histologic Variants
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Case 1
2.2. Case 2
3. Discussion
3.1. Variants of CCA
3.1.1. Giant CCA
3.1.2. Mucosal CCA
3.1.3. Verrucous CCA
3.1.4. Polypoid CCA
3.1.5. Atypical CCA
3.1.6. Pigmented CCA
3.1.7. Eruptive CCA
3.1.8. Cystic CCA
3.1.9. Linear CCA
3.1.10. Subungual CCA
3.1.11. Trichilemmal CCA
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | First Described | Author | Age | Gender | Location of CCA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conventional | 1962 | Degos and Civatte | 5–7th decade | No specific inclination | Distal lower extremity |
Giant | 1966 | Duperrat et al. | Unknown | Unknown | Leg |
Mucosal | 1974 | Weitzner | 63-year-old | Male | Vermilion mucosa of the lower lip |
Verrucous | 1987 | Toni Alvarez | 72-year-old | Female | Unknown |
Polypoid | 1990 | Petzelbauer et al. | 28-year-old | Female | Neck |
Atypical | 1991 | Grunwald et al. | 7th decade | Male:Female equally | Forehead |
Pigmented | 1994 | Sanchez and Iglesias | 60-year-old | Male | Abdominal region |
Eruptive | 1994 | Burg et al. | 38-year-old | Female | Multiple lesions on legs, arms, trunk |
Cystic | 1995 | Hamaguchi et al. | Middle aged | Male | Suprapubic region |
Linear | 2012 | Tempark and Shwayder | 4-year-old | Male | Flank |
Subungual | 2014 | Chun-Yu Cheng et al. | 70-year-old | Male | Fingernail bed |
Trichilemmal | 2020 | Usmani and Qasim | 74-year-old | Female | Neck |
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Usmani, A.; Qasim, S. Clear Cell Acanthoma: A Review of Clinical and Histologic Variants. Dermatopathology 2020, 7, 26-37. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermatopathology7020005
Usmani A, Qasim S. Clear Cell Acanthoma: A Review of Clinical and Histologic Variants. Dermatopathology. 2020; 7(2):26-37. https://doi.org/10.3390/dermatopathology7020005
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