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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.
'''Painful skin lesions''' have a limited differential diagnosis.


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*[[Dermatofibroma]].  
*[[Dermatofibroma]].  
*[[Angiolipoma]].
*[[Angiolipoma]].
*[[Neurilemmoma]].  
*[[Schwannoma|Neurilemmoma]].  
*[[Endometrioma]].  
*[[Endometrioma]].  
*[[Glomus tumour]].
*[[Glomus tumour]].

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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:[1][2]

An alternate memory device

LEND AN EGG:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ URL: http://www.dermpathmd.com/mnemonics/mnemonics_neoplasms.htm. Accessed on: 27 July 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naversen DN, Trask DM, Watson FH, Burket JM (February 1993). "Painful tumors of the skin: "LEND AN EGG"". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 28 (2 Pt 2): 298–300. PMID 8436643.
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