Dr Lalitha Badul
Acrochordon
An acrochordon is a small, soft, common, benign, usually pedunculated neoplasm that is found particularly in persons who are obese.
It is usually skin coloured or hyperpigmented, and it may appear as surface nodules or papillomas on healthy skin.
Most acrochordons vary in size from 2-5mm in diameter, although larger acrochordons up to 5cm in diameter are sometimes evident.
The most frequent localisations are the neck and the axillae, but any skin fold, including the groin, may be affected.
Dermatofibroma
A dermatofibroma is a common benign fibrous nodule that most often arises on the skin of the lower legs. A dermatofibroma is also called a cutaneous fibroushistiocytoma.
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
SCC is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells arising in the squamous cells, which compose most of the skin’s upper layers (the epidermis). SCCs often look like scaly red patches, open sores, elevated growths with a central depression, or warts; they may crust or bleed.
