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Nodule: A nodule is morphologically similar to a papule in that it is also a palpable spherical lesion less than 10 mm in diameter. However, it is differentiated by being centered deeper in the dermis or subcutis. Tumor: Similar to a nodule, but it is larger than 10 mm in diameter. [citation needed]
The evaluation of a skin nodule includes a description of its appearance, its location, how it feels to touch and any associated symptoms which may give clues to an underlying medical condition. [4] Often discovered unintentionally on a chest x-ray, a single nodule in the lung requires assessment to exclude cancer. [9]
Papule and plaque. A papule is a small, well-defined bump in the skin. [2] It is smaller than a nodule; it can be as tiny as a pinhead and is typically less than 1 cm in width, according to some sources, [2] [3] and 0.5 cm according to others. [4]
A lung nodule or pulmonary nodule is a relatively small focal density in the lung. A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) or coin lesion, [1] is a mass in the lung smaller than three centimeters in diameter. A pulmonary micronodule has a diameter of less than three millimetres. [2] There may also be multiple nodules.
Fibromatosis colli (sternomastoid tumor of infancy) Fibrous hamartoma of infancy; Fibrous papule of the nose (benign solitary fibrous papule, fibrous papule of the face) Folded skin with scarring (Michelin tire baby syndrome) Fordyce's spot (Fordyce's disease) Fordyce's spot; Ganglion cyst; Ganglioneuroma; Gardner fibroma; Genital leiomyoma ...
Lung tumors are neoplastic lung nodules. These include: This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2014) Primary tumors of the lung/ ...
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), or non-small-cell lung carcinoma, is any type of epithelial lung cancer other than small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). NSCLC accounts for about 85% of all lung cancers. [1] [2] [3] As a class, NSCLCs are relatively insensitive to chemotherapy, compared to small-cell carcinoma.
If a tumor lacks the ability to invade adjacent tissues or spread to distant sites by metastasizing then it is benign, whereas invasive or metastatic tumors are malignant. [3] For this reason, benign tumors are not classed as cancer. [27] Benign tumors will grow in a contained area usually encapsulated in a fibrous connective tissue capsule ...