Comments on: Woman grows 6cm horn on forehead

By: Lynsey

Lynsey — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:12:49 +0000

the doc said:

Hardly a news story. It looks like a keratin horn. Pretty common lesions – though hers is bigger than usual – but probably only because of neglect. They are probably using barefoot doctor herbal mumbo jumbo on it…. what it really needs is for it to be cut out as there may be a squamous cell carcinoma at its base.

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Precisely. Also known as ‘cutaneous horns’. I do some work in archiving and conservation for a pathology and anatomy museum and we have a big curly one in a jar sitting across from my desk. Was looking at it today. Also I once scanned a photograph of a Victorian black guy with one the size of a fucking toucan’s beak growing from the side of his head. Poor fellow.

By: Monty

Monty — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:40:09 +0000

I just threw up in my mouth…. what is she eating?

By: Jess xxx

Jess xxx — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:33:13 +0000

“Why Grandma, what big horns you have…”

By: spiderabc1

spiderabc1 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:21:08 +0000

That would be so cool. Maybe if I don’t burst my boil spot that will happen then back to the days of 616 devil worship.

By: Gunnar J.

Gunnar J. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:56:36 +0000

Now that’s HOT!

By: Lady Claire

Lady Claire — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:56:27 +0000

Brings a whole new meaning to the word ‘horny’…….

LC x

By: Fosca

Fosca — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:50:37 +0000

Horny old mare.

By: J.S.-R.

J.S.-R. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:50:15 +0000

could it simply be old, dormant genes now expressing themselves? must be it… mustn’t it?

By: A different Dani

A different Dani — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:13:12 +0000

Wow.. legendary horned creatures may just have some kind of truth to them.

By: Peter A

Peter A — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:44:36 +0000

Aw, I was hoping for the headline “101 year old woman gets the horn”.

To be honest, I’m more worried about her stuffing her face with human flesh so ravenously…