Seborrheic keratosis

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Seborrheic keratosis
Diagnosis in short

Seborrheic keratosis. H&E stain.
LM horn cysts, pigmented basal layer, hyperkeratosis
Subtypes acanthotic seborrheic keratosis, reticulated seborrheic keratosis, irritated seborrheic keratosis, digitated seborrheic keratosis, stucco keratosis
LM DDx actinic keratosis, verruca vulgaris, basal cell carcinoma (fibroepitheliomatous pattern) - for reticulated SK, melanocytic nevus, condyloma acuminatum, inverted follicular keratosis, fibroepithelial polyp
Gross raised lesion
Site skin
Associated Dx internal malignancy - if very many
Clinical history old age
Prevalence very common
Prognosis benign
Clin. DDx melanocytic lesion

Seborrheic keratosis, abbreviated SK, is a very common diagnosis is dermatopathology.

General

  • Benign.
  • Most common tumour in older people.[1]
  • "Large number" of SKs = paraneoplastic syndrome (Leser–Trélat sign).[2]

Epidemiology:

  • Old people.
  • Usually in sun exposed area.[3]

Gross

  • "Stuck-on" appearance - raised lesion.

Image(s):

Microscopic

Features:[2]

  • Raised above skin surface.
  • Border sharply demarcated.
  • Hyperkeratosis - stratum corneum extra thick.
  • Horn cysts - intraepidermal collections of keratin - key feature.
    • Actually invaginations - not true cysts; thus, they may more accurately be called pseudohorn cysts.[4]
  • Clusters of cells with brown granular material in the superficial dermis/dermoepidermal junction - pigmented melanocytes.

DDx:[5]

Images

  • Seborrheic keratosis. (WC)

  • Seborrheic keratosis - low mag. (WC)

  • Seborrheic keratosis - high mag. (WC)

  • SK - low mag. (WC)

  • SK - intermed. mag. (WC)

  • SK - high mag. (WC)

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Histologic subtypes

Like very common lesion, there are subtypes:[5]

  • Acanthotic seborrheic keratosis - thickened stratum spinosum; thick epidermis.
  • Reticulated seborrheic keratosis - vaguely resembles fibroepithelioma of Pinkus (BCC, fibroepitheliomatous pattern).
  • Irritated seborrheic keratosis - spongiosis (epidermal intercellular edema) and inflammation.
  • Digitated seborrheic keratosis - papillomatous projections, architecture mimics a verruca.
  • Stucco keratosis - pointed papillomatous projections.

Sign out

Skin Lesion, Left Lower Leg, Excision:
- Seborrheic keratosis, completely excised.
- Solar elastosis.

Block letters

SKIN LESION, MID BACK, BIOPSY:
- SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS.

SKIN LESION, RIGHT SCAPULA, PUNCH BIOPSY:
- RETICULATED SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS.

SKIN LESION ("NEVUS"), RIGHT TRUNK AT BRA LINE, SHAVE BIOPSY:
- IRRITATED SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS (HYPERKERATOTIC TYPE).

SKIN LESION, LEFT POSTERIOR SHOULDER, EXCISION:
- SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS (ACANTHOTIC TYPE), COMPLETELY EXCISED.

SKIN LESION, LEFT POSTERIOR SHOULDER, EXCISION:
- SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS WITH PIGMENTATION (ACANTHOTIC TYPE), COMPLETELY EXCISED
  IN THE PLANE OF SECTION.
- NEGATIVE FOR MELANOCYTIC LESION.

Micro

The sections show skin with acanthosis, pseudohorn cysts, hyperkeratosis and focal basal epidermal pigmentation. There is no basal nuclear atypia, and there are no melanocytic nests. Mitotic activity is not apparent. There is minimal dermal inflammation. There is no apparent solar elastosis.

Without horn pseudocysts

The sections show skin with acanthosis, a thin layer of compact keratin and focal basal epidermal pigmentation. Dilated blood vessels surrounded by collagen are seen in the superficial dermis. No pseudohorn cysts are identified. A granular layer is present.

There is no basal nuclear atypia. There is no mitotic activity and no melanocytic nests. There is no solar elastosis. No koilocytes are apparent.

Minimal hyperkeratosis

The sections show skin with acanthosis, pseudohorn cysts, rare parakeratosis, minimal hyperkeratosis and focal basal epidermal pigmentation. There is no basal nuclear atypia, no appreciable mitotic activity and there are no melanocytic nests. There is minimal dermal inflammation. Solar elastosis is present.

Reticulated seborrheic keratosis

The sections show hair-bearing skin with fine strands of benign basaloid epidermal cells extending from the epidermis. The superficial dermis has dense collagen. No significant inflammation is present. Pseudohorn cysts are present focally.

There is no hyperkeratosis or acanthosis. No pigmentation is apparent. No large blood vessels are identified. No nuclear atypia is seen.

Irritated SK

The sections show skin with acanthosis, pseudohorn cysts, hyperkeratosis and basal epidermal pigmentation. There are no melanocytic nests. Mitotic activity is not readily apparent. A dermal lymphohistiocytic infiltrate is present. Reactive basal cell changes are present. There is no apparent solar elastosis. The lesion is incompletely excised.

Wart-like SK

The sections show skin with papillomatous acanthosis and, predominantly, basketweave hyperkeratosis. A lesser amount of compact hyperkeratosis and parakeratosis is present. Koilocytes are not identified. Blood vessels close to the dermal-epidermal junction are not prominent. Pseudohorn cysts are not apparent.

There are no melanocytic nests. There is no apparent solar elastosis. There is a moderate lymphohistiocytic dermal infiltrate. There is minimal basal atypia. Mitotic activity is not readily apparent.

Stucco keratosis

The sections show skin with pointed papillomatous projections and hyperkeratosis. There is no basal nuclear atypia, and there are no melanocytic nests. Mitotic activity is not apparent. There is minimal dermal inflammation. Solar elastosis is present. The lesion is excised in the plane of section.

Note:

  • Signed out as seborrheic keratosis, early.

See also

References

  1. ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1059477-overview#a0199. Accessed on: 26 August 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 595. ISBN 978-1416054542.
  3. ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1059477-overview. Accessed on: 26 August 2011.
  4. ↑ URL: http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/dermatology/dpt/HornCyst.htm. Accessed on: 13 September 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 338-9. ISBN 978-0443066542.
  6. ↑ Li, J.; Ackerman, AB. (Aug 1994). ""Seborrheic keratoses" that contain human papillomavirus are condylomata acuminata.". Am J Dermatopathol 16 (4): 398-405; discussion 406-8. PMID 7978069.
  7. ↑ Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 341. ISBN 978-0443066542.
  8. ↑ Lim, C. (May 2006). "Seborrhoeic keratoses with associated lesions: a retrospective analysis of 85 lesions.". Australas J Dermatol 47 (2): 109-13. doi:10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00258.x. PMID 16637806.
  9. ↑ Defazio, J.; Zalaudek, I.; Busam, KJ.; Cota, C.; Marghoob, A. (Apr 2012). "Association between melanocytic neoplasms and seborrheic keratosis: more than a coincidental collision?". Dermatol Pract Concept 2 (2): 202a09. doi:10.5826/dpc.0202a09. PMID 23785597.
  10. ↑ Sarma, DP.; Repertinger, S.. "Seborrheic Keratosis: A Pictorial Review of the Histopathologic Variations.". The Internet Journal of Dermatology 7 (2).
  11. ↑ Wang, J; Wang, B; Shehan, J; Sarma, D (2007). "Acantholytic Seborrheic Keratosis.". The Internet Journal of Dermatology. 6 (2). http://print.ispub.com/api/0/ispub-article/3323.
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