Seborrheic keratosis

Seborrheic keratosis
Definition
Seborrheic keratosis is noncancerous (benign) wart-like growths on the surface of the skin.

Seborrheic keratosis
Alternate Names : Benign skin tumors - keratosis, Keratosis - seborrheic, Senile keratosis
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Seborrheic keratosis: See: Keratosis, seborrheic.
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Seborrheic keratosis is the presence of a benign (noncancerous) raised growth on the skin. Seborrheic means greasy (although often the growth is not greasy) and keratosis means thickening of skin.

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seborrheic keratosis - flesh-colored, yellow, brown, or black wart-like spots.
sebum - oily substance produced by sebaceous glands in the skin.

Seborrheic Keratosis is a skin disorder usually characterized by discolored lesions that appear to be "stuck on" the skin surface. Warts may appear and skin is often oily or greasy.

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There are many mole look-alikes, including freckles, lentigines, "liver spots," seborrheic keratosis, melanoma, neurofibroma, hemangiomas, skin tags, café au lait macules, and pigmented basal cell cancers.

Seborrheic keratosis may meet some or all of the ABCD criteria, and can lead to false alarms among laypeople and sometimes even physicians.

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Differential diagnosis includes corns (clavi), lichen planus, seborrheic keratosis, skin tags, and squamous cell carcinomas. DNA typing is available in some medical centers but is generally not needed.

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They begin as slightly raised tan spots that develop a crusty appearance like that of a wart. Seborrheic keratoses never turn into skin cancer. For more information, see the topic Seborrheic Keratosis.

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See also: Keratosis, Cancer, Melanoma, Arthritis, Fever