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{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{S.M.}} | {{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{S.M.}} | ||
*Symptoms include: | *[[Symptoms]] include: | ||
**Flat or a slightly raised skin patch (first sign) | **Flat or a slightly raised [[skin]] [[Patched|patch]] (first [[Sign (medicine)|sign]]) | ||
**1 to 5 centimeters in diameter | **1 to 5 [[Centimeter|centimeters]] in [[diameter]] | ||
**Rubbery (hard to touch) | **Rubbery (hard to [[touch]]) | ||
**Gives the appearance of a scar or a wrinkled skin patch | **Gives the [[appearance]] of a [[scar]] or a [[Wrinkle|wrinkled]] [[skin]] [[Patched|patch]] | ||
**Skin-colored, violet or reddish-brown | **[[Skin]]-[[Color|colored]], [[Violet (plant)|violet]] or [[Red-Al|reddish]]-[[brown]] | ||
**Soft, depressed skin area (rarely, makes it difficult to diagnose) | **[[Soft tissue|Soft]], [[Depress|depressed]] [[skin]] [[area]] ([[Rare|rarely]], makes it difficult to [[diagnose]]) | ||
**Grows very slowly over the period of years | **[[Growth|Grows]] very [[Slow|slowly]] over the [[period]] of [[Year|years]] | ||
====Common sites of involvement==== | ====Common sites of involvement==== | ||
*Tumors commonly involve the following body parts: | *[[Tumors]] commonly involve the following [[Human body|body]] parts: | ||
**Torso/trunk (most common) | **[[Torso]]/[[trunk]] (most common) | ||
**Arms | **[[Arm|Arms]] | ||
**Legs | **[[Legs]] | ||
**Head | **[[Head]] | ||
**Neck | **[[Neck]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:00, 16 August 2019
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]
- Symptoms include:
- Flat or a slightly raised skin patch (first sign)
- 1 to 5 centimeters in diameter
- Rubbery (hard to touch)
- Gives the appearance of a scar or a wrinkled skin patch
- Skin-colored, violet or reddish-brown
- Soft, depressed skin area (rarely, makes it difficult to diagnose)
- Grows very slowly over the period of years