Imbangela echaphazelekayo ye-keratoacanthoma ayaziwa, kodwa ukuvezwa lilanga ixesha elide, imitha ye-ionizing, ukulimala kwesikhumba okuqhubekayo, kunye nokunxibelelana nezinto ezithile kubonakala kukhulisa umngcipheko. Yimhlaza otholakele, hayi into ozalwa nayo, kwaye ivamise ukuvela kamva kubomi babantu abadala.
I-Keratoacanthoma ithathwa njengemeko enokhetho yokuba ngumhlaza: uninzi luhlala lungelulo olubi, kodwa ezinye zinokuguquka zibe yi-squamous cell carcinoma, ngakumbi ukuba zihlala zihlukunyezwa okanye zitshiswa. Abantu abane-keratoacanthoma nabo banethuba eliphezulu lokuphuhlisa omnye umhlaza wesikhumba kufutshane okanye kwenye indawo esikhumbeni.
Ukwelashwa okuyintloko kwe-keratoacanthoma kukusikwa ngokuhlinzwa ngomda omncinci wesikhumba esinempilo, okususa umhlaza kwaye kuvumele uhlolo lwe-histological olunembile. Ukushefa okulula, ukususwa okungaphezulu, okanye iindlela ezibhubhisa njenge-laser okanye i-cryotherapy kuphela azifanelekanga kuba zikhulisa umngcipheko wokuphindaphinda kwaye zingaphuthelwa umhlaza wesikhumba ongaphantsi.