Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii (Aug 2017)

Seborrheic keratosis: current concepts of pathogenesis

  • A. K. Aleksandrova,
  • V. A. Smolyannikova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.25208/0042-4609-2014-0-4-28-34
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 4
pp. 28 – 34

Abstract

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The article covers problems of seborrheic keratosis. The authors discuss current concepts of the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease paying special attention to the histology and immunohistochemistry of different forms and diverse clinical presentations. They describe Leser - Trelat syndrome as well as potential neoplastic transformation of seborrheic keratomas and their association with malignant skin neoplasms.

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