Painful skin lesions

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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]

References

↑ URL: http://www.dermpathmd.com/mnemonics/mnemonics_neoplasms.htm. Accessed on: 27 July 2010.
↑ ^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.

[1] URL: http://www.dermpathmd.com/mnemonics/mnemonics_neoplasms.htm. Accessed on: 27 July 2010.

[pmid8436643-2] 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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Painful skin lesions

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A common memory device

An alternate memory device

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