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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2012

A 45-year-old patient complains of a rapidly growing formation on his lower lip. Examination of the red border of lips revealed a greyish-red nodule with a hollow in the centre which is filled with corneous masses that can be easily removed. The nodule is painless, mobile. What is your provisional diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Papilloma
  2. Keratoacanthoma
  3. Circumscribed precancerous hyperkeratosis of vermilion border
  4. Basal cell carcinoma
  5. Nodulous verrucous precancer of vermilion border
Correct answer

Keratoacanthoma

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