Scanning electronmicroscopy of hypertrophic and keloid scar.
1976
J V Kemble
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D006984
Hypertrophy
General increase in bulk of a part or organ due to CELL ENLARGEMENT and accumulation of FLUIDS AND SECRETIONS, not due to tumor formation, nor to an increase in the number of cells (HYPERPLASIA).
Hypertrophies
D007627
Keloid
A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar resulting from formation of excessive amounts of collagen in the dermis during connective tissue repair. It is differentiated from a hypertrophic scar (CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC) in that the former does not spread to surrounding tissues.
Keloids
D002921
Cicatrix
The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING.
Scars,Cicatrization,Scar,Scarring
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man