A Rare Case of Keratoacanthoma of the Palm: Special Considerations when Treating Keratoacanthoma of the Hand

Keratoacanthoma (KA) is a low grade, rapidly growing skin tumor which thought to originate from the pilosebaceous unit hyperkeratosis of infundibulum and are often on hair bearing or sun exposed surfaces. There very scarce reports demonstrating they may occur in other areas such as mucous membranes soles feet. We present rare case palmar KA 65-year-old female with no known antecedent history. Surgical excision was performed complete removal tumor. Following surgical excision, pathology irregularly elevated 0.7 x 0.2 cm lesion revealed keratoacanthoma. The patient remained without evidence recurrence at one year follow-up. believe there only report isolated date literature. review relevant literature hand KA.