A cutaneous horn is firm to hard to the touch. This image displays a cutaneous horn with a squamous cell carcinoma at the base. This image displays a cutaneous horn with a red, cancerous skin lesion at the base. This image displays a cutaneous horn arising from a squamous cell carcinoma.  Cutaneous horns typically occur on sun-exposed body parts, as displayed in this image.  This image displays a cutaneous horn on the neck.
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References


Bolognia, Jean L., ed. Dermatology, pp.1715. New York: Mosby, 2003.

Freedberg, Irwin M., ed. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. 6th ed, pp.721-723, 740. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

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