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Clinical Quiz September 2016

This middle age man presented with an asymptomatic lesion on his sole for a few months

King-man Ho

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Clinical history:

This middle age man presented with asymptomatic lesion on his sole for a few months. The lesion slowly increased in size initially and remained stable.

What is the clinical diagnosis?



A. Eccrine poroma
B. Amelanotic melanoma
C. Squamous cell carcinoma
D. Common wart

Answer:
A. Eccrine poroma

Eccrine poroma
The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr King-man Ho, FRCP (Glasg, Edin), MRCP (UK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine)
Consultant Dermatologist-in-Charge,
Social Hygiene Service, PHSB, CHP, DH

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