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| Fleshy lesions along skin folds. Asymptomatic unless irritated. Skin-toned, attached by a stalk. |
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| Persistent, keratotic, occurs on sun damaged areas. Can be precursor to SCC. Telangiectasia. Rough patch that is transparent to yellow/gray. |
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| Light brown macules. Size and number increase with age. If multiple, check for neurofibromatosis. |
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| Vascular neoplasm. Asymptomatic, may bleed if nicked. Dome-shaped, smooth, red. |
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| Keratotic outgrowth, asymptomatic, occurs on sun exposed areas. May have SCC at base. |
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| Firm, dense, papule. Shiny, flesh colored to pink. Found on extremities, but spares palms and soles. Puckers with skin when pinched. |
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| Firm, mobile, filled with keratin. Caused by blocked hair follicle or gland. Grow slowly but persist. My have central punctum. |
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| Red/purple/blue vascular neoplasm. Occur in babies. Small, pink/red proliferate and then regress after 8-18 months or deeper, more purple, multiple and persisting. |
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| Hypertrophic scarring that overgrows the boundary of the injury. Irregular, raised, bulbous. More common in darker skinned patients. |
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| Rapidly growing, found in areas of sun exposure. Can be tender, solitary, central keratotic plug. Firm, grows to maximum size in 3-6 weeks and then involutes. |
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| Soft, compressible papule or nodule. Asymptomatic. Along with cafe au'lait can indicate neurofibromatoma. |
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| Stimulated by sun exposure. Usually acquired by age 35. Flat, symmetric macules that expand laterally and raise. |
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| Brown to tan nevi, common in children. Found only in epidermis. |
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| Nevi found in the epidermis and dermis. Raised, pigmented papules. Irregular border and darker center. |
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| Nevi in the dermis only. Elevated, fleshy, may contain hairs. |
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| Nevi common in adolescence. Surrounding hypopigmentation. |
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| Nevi due to vascular abnormality. Present at birth. |
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| Nevi that is present at birth. Very hairy, but different hair that the rest of the body. |
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| Nevi that are in the dermis. Solitary. Common on head neck and buttocks. Non vascular or blanching. |
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| Nevi of the dermis. Black/blue patch. Common in dark skinned newborns. Will fade in childhood. |
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| Nevi that may have malignant concern. |
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| Rare, asymptomatic. Usually found on trunk, spares palms and soles. Stuck on, crusty appearance that crumbles off and will be red underneath. If widespread = hereditary. |
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| Brown macules caused by sun/actinic damage. Increase in size and number with age. Telangiectasia. Common in caucasians. |
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| Soft, compressible papule (dilated venule). Blue-purple, caused by sun exposure. Blanching, can bleed with trauma. |
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| Most common skin cancer. Pearly rolled edge with central divot. Telangiectasia. Doesn't metastasize by can invade surrounding tissue. |
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| Second most common skin cancer. Metastasizes and is invasive. Caused by sun exposure. Possibly begins with actinic keratosis. Red base with yellow adherent scale. Central keratin plug, dry, scaly. |
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| Can start with atypical nevi. Superficial spreading is common. Most common on the legs of women and the trunk of men. Blistered sunburns can lead to this. Document nevi for changes. |
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