An investigation into the molecular mechanisms responsible for the most common type of benign skin lesion may lead to the first nonsurgical treatment for the growths called seborrheic keratoses (SKs), ...

Despite some differences in the frequency of dermoscopic features between basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and benign skin tumors, dermoscopy alone is not sufficient for a reliable diagnosis, according to a ...

Papillomaviruses (linked to cervical cancer when they infect the mucosal tissue in the female reproductive tract) can also infect normal skin, where they cause warts and possibly non-melanoma skin ...

Nerve sheath tumors are rare tumors that grow on the lining of nerve cells. Symptoms differ depending on whether the tumors are cranial, spinal, or peripheral. They’re usually benign, but malignant ...

Adnexal tumors refer to a large group of conditions of gynecologic and non-gynecologic origin. These masses can be benign or malignant. Various types of adnexal tumors based on the site of their ...

Is it surprising that skin tumors represent the largest class of cancers in animals? Not if you consider that the skin is the largest organ system and is exposed to a large number of environmental ...

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