A LARGE CUTANEOUS HORN ARISING FROM BURN SCAR ON ABDOMEN: A RARE CASE REPORT

Cutaneous horns are the lesions that develop on the skin due to hyperkeratosis and resemble like an animal horn. They usually develop in the areas exposed to sun. This was a rare case of large cutaneous horn which developed over abdomen in the post burn scarred skin. The lesion was excised taking adequate margins. Histopathology examination supported the clinical diagnosis of cutaneous horn and no evidence of malignancy was found. Patient recovered uneventfully.