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Benign skin lesions are common. Sun-induced freckles and solar lentigines occur most frequently. Melanocytic naevi and seborrhoeic keratoses are also very common and, as the differential diagnosis of these lesions includes malignant melanoma, accurate diagnosis is essential to ensure appropriate management. Other common lesions include epidermoid cysts, dermatofibromas, cherry angiomas and pyogenic...
Large congenital melanocytic naevi and other circular benign skin lesions are often excised by serial ellipses in stages. With this conventional technique, normal skin is sacrificed when excising ‘dog ears’, resulting in an elongated scar. The ‘Cake Flap’ is a new technique for serial excision of benign skin lesions that allows more than half the area to be excised at the first operation without the...
Benign skin tumours are common. Melanocytic naevi and seborrhoeic keratoses are the most common benign skin lesions. The differential diagnosis of these lesions includes malignant melanoma, so accurate diagnosis is important to ensure appropriate management. Other common lesions include epidermoid cysts, dermatofibromas and pyogenic granulomas. This article describes the key diagnostic and management...
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