Painful skin lesions

2016-07-11T21:28:45Z

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[[Image:Glomus tumour - 2 - very high mag.jpg|thumb|right|Micrograph of a painful skin lesion ([[glomus tumour]]).]]
'''Painful skin lesions''' have a limited differential diagnosis.

Many are vascular (e.g. glomus tumour) or have a prominent vascular component (e.g. spiradenoma); think "throbbing blood vessels".

Several of are or neural origin; think "tweaked nerves".

==A common memory device==
'''Blue ANGEL''':<ref>URL: [http://www.dermpathmd.com/mnemonics/mnemonics_neoplasms.htm http://www.dermpathmd.com/mnemonics/mnemonics_neoplasms.htm]. Accessed on: 27 July 2010.</ref><ref name=pmid8436643>{{cite journal |author=Naversen DN, Trask DM, Watson FH, Burket JM |title=Painful tumors of the skin: "LEND AN EGG" |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=28 |issue=2 Pt 2 |pages=298–300 |year=1993 |month=February |pmid=8436643 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*[[Blue rubber bleb nevus|'''Blue''' rubber bleb nevus]].
*[[angiolipoma|'''A'''ngiolipoma]].
*[[neurofibroma|'''N'''eurofibroma]] or neuroma.
*[[Glomus tumour|'''G'''lomus tumour]].
*[[Eccrine spiradenoma|'''E'''ccrine spiradenoma]].
*[[leiomyoma|'''L'''eiomyoma]].

==An alternate memory device==
'''LEND AN EGG''':<ref name=pmid8436643/>
*[[Leiomyoma]].
*[[Eccrine spiradenoma]].
*[[Neuroma]].
*[[Dermatofibroma]].
*[[Angiolipoma]].
*[[Schwannoma|Neurilemmoma]].
*[[Endometrioma]].
*[[Glomus tumour]].
*[[Granular cell tumour]].

==See also==
*[[Dermatopathology]].
*[[Non-malignant skin disease]].
*[[Dermatologic cancer]].

==References==
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[[Category:Dermatopathology]]

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Painful skin lesions