Clinical Quiz
The Hong Kong Practitioner VOLUME 30 / December 2008

A man presenting with a nodular lesion on his hand
Stanley C K Ho ¦ó¥¿ºõ


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Clinical history:

A 60-year old man presented with a 2-month history of a nodule on the hand. It had first presented as a small papule on the dorsum of the hand which had rapidly increased in size in the past few weeks. He was otherwise asymptomatic and in good health and enjoyed playing golf.
The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr Stanley C K Ho,
MRCP(UK), FHKCP, FHKAM(Med)
Medical Officer,Social Hygiene Service, PHSB, DH.

What is the diagnosis?

A. Squamous cell carcinoma
B. Keratoacanthoma
C. Basal cell carcinoma
D. Seborrhoeic wart

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