Acanthoma
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An acanthoma is a skin neoplasm composed of squamous or epidermal cells. It is located in the prickle cell layer.{{DorlandsDict|one/000000513|acanthoma}}
Types of acanthoma include pilar sheath acanthoma, a benign follicular tumor usually of the upper lip; clear cell acanthoma, a benign tumor found most frequently on the legs; and Degos acanthoma, often confused with but unrelated to Degos disease.
History
In 2005, "Acanthoma" was added to MeSH as an index term; previous indexing was "Skin Neoplasms" (1965–2004).{{Cite journal |last=Tybaert |first=Sara |last2=Rosov |first2=Jane |date=Nov–Dec 2004 |title=MEDLINE® Data Changes - 2005 |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd04/nd04_med_data_changes.html |journal=NLM Technical Bulletin |issue=341 |pages=e9}} At that time, PubMed indexed only 206 articles with the term "acanthoma" (the term usually in the title or abstract).
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