A dermatologist should check lumps and bumps that appear on or underneath the skin. Even if it does not cause any disturbance, it is important to know whether it is an alarming sign of a disease.
The diagnosis can be made via clinical examination, dermatoscopy examination, or skin biopsy.
The treatment varies according to the diagnosis made.
There are various types of skin tumors
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Vascular tumor
- Angiokeratoma
- Cherry angioma
- Pyogenic granuloma
- Kaposi sarcoma
- Telangiectasia -
Neural tumor
- Neurofibroma
- Neurofibromatosis
- Merkel cell carcinoma -
Fibrous tumor
- Dermatofibroma
- Keloid / hypertrophic scars
- Angiofibroma
- Acrochordon/skin tag