Satyr face due to cutaneous horns: report of a patient

Authors

  • Rafael Michel Coca Granado Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Esther Lucía de Armas Ramírez Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Johamel R. Ramos Valdés Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Keywords:

skin neoplasms

Abstract

Cutaneous horn is a tumor lesion characterized by a disorder of keratinisation of the epithelium. It is associated with multiple causes and may be related to lesions of marked malignancy. Clinical diagnosis is based on the history and physical examination of the lesion. However, the anatomo-histological study is of vital importance to rule out malignancy. The reported case was very interesting as a 35-year-old female patient showed, bilaterally, two separate cutaneous horns on the forehead, which gave her a satyr or imp face. Exeresis of the lesions was performed, with a safety margin of 0.5 cm and plasty of the area with local flaps. Histologic examination of surgical specimens was conducted and it confirmed the diagnosis of cutaneous horns.

 


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Author Biography

Johamel R. Ramos Valdés, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Anatomía Patológica. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara "Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz".

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Coca Granado RM, de Armas Ramírez EL, Ramos Valdés JR. Satyr face due to cutaneous horns: report of a patient. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2013 Oct. 7 [cited 2025 Jun. 27];7(3):61-4. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/10

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2013): July-September

Section

Case Reports

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