Skin tumours

by Chris Nickson, Last updated June 6, 2012

Overview

skin tumours can be benign or malignant.

Causes

Benign

warts
molluscum contagiosum
seborrheic keratosis
dermatofibroma
neurofibroma
angioma
xanthoma

Malignant

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
Squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC)
Bowen’s disease
Malignant melanoma
secondary deposits

References and Links

Journal Articles and Textbooks

Talley NJ, O’Connor S. Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis. MacLennan and Petty. 3rd edition, 1998.

About Chris Nickson

An oslerphile emergency physician and intensivist suffering from a bad case of knowledge dipsosis. Key areas of interest include: the ED-ICU interface, toxicology, simulation and the free open-access meducation (FOAM) revolution. @Twitter | + Chris Nickson | RAGE | INTENSIVE| SMACC

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