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A lipoma is a benign tumor made of fat tissue. [1] They are generally soft to the touch, movable, and painless. [1] They usually occur just under the skin, but occasionally may be deeper. [1] Most are less than 5 cm (2.0 in) in size. [2] Common locations include upper back, shoulders, and abdomen. [4]
Cardiology. Cherry angioma, also called cherry hemangioma [ 1] or Campbell de Morgan Spot, [ 2] is a small bright red dome-shaped bump on the skin. [ 3] It ranges between 0.5 – 6 mm in diameter and usually several are present, typically on the chest and arms, and increasing in number with age. [ 3][ 4] If scratched, they may bleed. [ 5]
A cyst is a pathological epithelial lined cavity that fills with fluid or soft material and usually grows from internal pressure generated by fluid being drawn into the cavity from osmosis (hydrostatic pressure). The bones of the jaws, the mandible and maxilla, are the bones with the highest prevalence of cysts in the human body.
Dercum's disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors, called lipomas, that can grow anywhere in subcutaneous fat from scalp to plantar surface of the foot. [ 1] Sometimes referred as adiposis dolorosa in medical literature, Dercum’s disease is more of a syndrome than a disease (because it has several clinically ...
Rhinophyma is most common in males of European heritage over the age of 50. Males are 5 to 30 times as likely to be affected as females, possibly due to androgenic factors. [2] In the United States, people of predominantly Asian and African ancestry are only rarely affected by the condition. [2]
breast cancer lump picture (TODAY Illustrations) "The most common sign of breast cancer is a lump, deep in the breast. It often feels hard, like a lemon seed, and usually immovable. It can be any ...
Some body modifications are the result of long-term activities or practices involved in applying force, such as constriction, to a part of the body. Tightlacing – binding of the waist and shaping of the torso. Cranial binding – modification of the shape of infants ' heads, now extremely rare. Breast ironing – Pressing (sometimes with a ...
Common [ 1] Pearly penile papules (PPP; also known as hirsutoid papillomas or as papillae coronae glandis, [ 4] Latin for 'papillae of the corona of the glans') are benign, small bumps or spots on the human penis. [ 2][ 3] They vary in size from 1–4 mm, are pearly or flesh-colored, smooth and dome-topped or filiform, and appear in one or ...