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*[[Symptoms]] include:
*On physical examination, it can be felt as a small, purplish, reddish, or flesh-colored, flat or raised patch or skin nodule almost 1-5 centimeters in diameter
**Flat or a slightly raised [[skin]] [[Patched|patch]] (first [[Sign (medicine)|sign]])
**1 to 5 [[Centimeter|centimeters]] in [[diameter]]
**Rubbery (hard to [[touch]])
**Gives the [[appearance]] of a [[scar]] or a [[Wrinkle|wrinkled]] [[skin]] [[Patched|patch]]
**[[Skin]]-[[Color|colored]], [[Violet (plant)|violet]] or [[Red-Al|reddish]]-[[brown]]
**[[Soft tissue|Soft]], [[Depress|depressed]] [[skin]] [[area]] ([[Rare|rarely]], makes it difficult to [[diagnose]])
**[[Growth|Grows]] very [[Slow|slowly]] over the [[period]] of [[Year|years]]
 
====Common sites of involvement====
*[[Tumors]] commonly involve the following [[Human body|body]] parts:
**[[Torso]]/[[trunk]] (most common)
**[[Arm|Arms]]
**[[Legs]]
**[[Head]]
**[[Neck]]
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Revision as of 16:02, 16 August 2019


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]

  • On physical examination, it can be felt as a small, purplish, reddish, or flesh-colored, flat or raised patch or skin nodule almost 1-5 centimeters in diameter