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Basal-cell carcinoma (BCC), also known as basal-cell cancer, basalioma [7] or rodent ulcer, [8] is the most common type of skin cancer. [2] It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, which may be shiny with small blood vessels running over it. [1] It may also present as a raised area with ulceration. [1]
Lesion on a nose. Human eosinophilic granuloma is characterized by abnormal proliferation of Langerhans cells (LCs). LCs are antigen-presenting cells derived from dendritic cells. In humans, eosinophilic granulomas are considered as a benign tumors that occurs mainly in children and adolescents. EG is a quite rare condition, and its incidence ...
Ulcer or reddish skin plaque that is slow growing; Intermittent bleeding from the tumor, especially on the lip; The clinical appearance is highly variable; Usually the tumor presents as an ulcerated lesion with hard, raised edges; The tumor may be in the form of a hard plaque or a papule, often with an opalescent quality, with tiny blood vessels
An ulcer is a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue. Ulcers can result in complete loss of the epidermis and often portions of the dermis and even subcutaneous fat. Ulcers are most common on the skin of the lower extremities and in the gastrointestinal tract. An ulcer that appears on the skin is ...
The primary cause of skin cancer is prolonged exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or tanning devices. Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in humans. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] There are three main types of skin cancers: basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) and melanoma . [ 1 ]
A 27-year-old man wound up with a horrifying growth in his nose after repeatedly bathing in a local pond.
Eosinophilic ulcer of the oral mucosa (eosinophilic ulcer of the tongue, Riga–Fede disease, traumatic eosinophilic granuloma) Eosinophilic ulcer of the oral mucosa; Eosinophilic vasculitis; Erythema toxicum neonatorum (erythema toxicum, toxic erythema of the newborn) Granuloma faciale; Hypereosinophilia; Hypereosinophilic syndrome
In 1889, Sir Jonathan Hutchinson described a crateriform ulcer on the face”. [16] In 1936, the same condition was renamed "molluscum sebaceum" by MacCormac and Scarf. [ 17 ] Later, the term “keratoacanthoma” was coined by Walter Freudenthal [ 18 ] [ 19 ] and the term became established by Arthur Rook and pathologist Ian Whimster in 1950.