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Large cutaneous horn in a young African-American female
Jeremy Bosworth1, Ashley Modica1, Ikenna Nweze1, George Angus1
1MD, Nassau University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.

Article ID: Z01201605CR10649JB
doi:10.5348/ijcri-201661-CR-10649

Address correspondence to:
George Angus
L.D MD, Nassau University Medical Center
Department of Surgery, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike
East Meadow, NY 11554
USA

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Bosworth J, Modica A, Nweze I, Angus G. Large cutaneous horn in a young African-American female. Int J Case Rep Imag 2016;7(5):341–345.


Abstract
Introduction: Cutaneous horns are hyperkeratotic lesions that can be present anywhere on the body. These horns are not themselves malignant. The base of these horns can harbor a malignant histopathological diagnosis and thus special care must be taken to not only excise the horns, but to obtain clear margins while doing so.
Case Report: A case of a young African-American female with a large cutaneous horn.
Conclusion: All horns must be presumed malignant until a pathological diagnosis proves otherwise. While there are general risk factors for the malignant potential of these horns, as reported in other cases, there are no consistent predictors to determine which horns will be malignant.

Keywords: Cutaneous, Horn, Malignancy, Verruca vulgaris


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Author Contributions
Jeremy Bosworth – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Ashley Modica – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Ikenna Nweze – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
George Angus – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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About The Authors

Jeremy Bosworth is currently a PGY-2 surgical resident at the Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York. He earned his undergraduate degree ( BS) in Biology from the University of Arizona and his MD degree from St George's University, Grenada.



Ashley Modica is a PGY-3 General surgery resident at Nassau University medical Center, East Meadow , New Yok. She did her undergraduate studies at the State University of New York at Geneseo where she obtained a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biology. She subsequently attended the American University of the Carribean where she obtained her MD degree.



Ikenna Nweze is currently a PGY-3 General Surgery Resident at Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA. He is a native of Canada and attended Medical School at the University of Jos, Nigeria where he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). He has published over 10 articles during his surgical training, and has presented at various regional and national surgical conferences in the United States. His research interest lies in understanding molecular pathways involved in sepsis and shock in severely injured patients. Recently, he has been studying trauma care and substance abuse in the underserved population and he plans to continue being involved in various research studies in the future. He intends to pursue an academic carreer and continue to study pathways in sepsis and shock in future.



George Angus is Director of Trauma and Vice-Chair of surgery at Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York. He is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery in SUNY @ StonyBrook. He earned a BS degree in biology from Fordham University, Bronx, New York and an MD degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. He also received a Master in Public Health form Columbia University, New York, New York. He has published over 65 research papers in national and international academic journals. His research interests include trauma care and management, critical care and acute care surgery and more recently the historical aspects of surgery worldwide. He is also interested in Bariatric surgery and created the first multidisciplinary surgical weight reduction center on Long Island, New York.