Giant acrochordon of the axilla
- 3 July 2015
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in BMJ Case Reports
Abstract
Acrochordons or fibroepithelial polyps, are very common skin lesions. However, giant acrochordons are extremely rare. We present a case of a morbidly obese diabetic man who was treated with primary excision of a giant 18 cm acrochordon of the left axilla.Keywords
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