An elderly Chinese woman has stunned her family and fellow villagers by growing from her forehead a horn than resembles a goat’s.

Grandmother Zhang Ruifang, began developing the mysterious protrusion last year. Her age was 101 then.

Lenth of her horn was 2.4in. Interesting point is that one more horn now appears to be emerging on the other side of the mother of seven’s forehead.

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Everybody in her family is baffled and worried.

Zhang Guozheng(60), her youngest of six sons says that initially a patch of rough skin was formed on her forehead and then he didn't pay too much attention to it but now it’s a full grown horn. It’s now 6cm long. 

Everyone is surprised to see that something is also growing on the right side of her forehead. It’s quite possible that it’s another horn.

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What is behind her Horns?


Although, it is unknown what the protrusion is on Mrs. Zhang’s head, it resembles a cutaneous horn.

Cutaneous horns are made up of compacted keratin, which is the same protein we have in our hair and nails, and forms horns, wool and feathers in animals.

They usually develop in fair-skinned elderly adults who have a history of significant sun exposure but it is extremely unusual to see it form protrusions of this size.

Is it so uncommon?

Specialists say, “The growths are most common in elderly people, aged between 60 and the mid-70s. They can sometimes be cancerous but more than half of cases are benign.”

Common underlying causes of cutaneous horns are common warts, skin cancer and actinic keratoses, patches of scaly skin that develop on skin exposed to the sun, such as your face, scalp or forearms.

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Any Treatment?

Cutaneous horns can be removed surgically but this does not treat the underlying cause.

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