Seborrheic Keratosis
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Seborrheic Keratosis Incidence
Facts about seborrheic keratosis:
This is the most common non-cancerous
skin tumor
in the elderly.
Most people over the age of 65 have seborrheic keratosis.
From 8 to 25 percent of adults under 65 years old also have seborrheic keratosis.
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Seborrheic Keratosis Symptoms
Related Topics:
Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Malignant melanoma
Skin cancer
Skin lesions
Skin moles
Squamous cell carcinoma
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Last Updated: Jul 16, 2008
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Seborrheic Keratosis References:
Cashmore RW, Perry HO. Differentiating seborrheic keratosis from skin neoplasm. Geriatrics. 1985 Jul;40(7):69-71, 74-5.
Eads TJ, Hood AF, Chuang TY, Faust HB, Farmer ER. The diagnostic yield of histologic examination of seborrheic keratoses. Arch Dermatol. 1997 Nov;133(11):1417-20.
Lindelof B, Sigurgeirsson B, Melander S. Seborrheic keratoses and cancer. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1992 Jun;26(6):947-50.
Winkelmann RK. Superficial spreading (and disappearing) seborrheic keratosis. Cutis. 1999 Apr;63(4):235-7.
