Keratoacanthoma, familial: A rare inherited condition characterized by sebaceous gland tumors on the skin and internal malignancies usually involving the digestive tract. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Keratoacanthoma, familial is available below.
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Prognosis for Keratoacanthoma, familial: usually excellent prognosis for the cancers
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Keratoacanthoma, familial is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Keratoacanthoma, familial, or a subtype of Keratoacanthoma, familial,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Keratoacanthoma, familial as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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