Common Skin Tumour

Many patients have been living with their skin tumours without any problem.

Benign skin rumours are common and they are usually small and pose no problem whatsoever to patients livelihood.

There are varieties of skin tumours. The above skin tumour has a shape of a Polyp. A polyp is a tumour which is made up of a stalk the attaches to the skin and the body that makes up the bulk of the tumour. The polypoidal skin tumour is frequently called Skin Tag.

Benign skin tumour grows very slowly if at all. If it does not cause any problem to patients, it does not need any particular treatment. If it causes a problem, even the unsightliness, the treatment is Surgical Removal. For a small skin tumour, it can be removed by various ablative methods like Thermocautery(heat)or Cryotherapy((ice).

A big skin tumour like in this picture requires a formal surgical operation. The above polyp has been causing pain and bleeding to patient with his pant on while walking. The polyp is located in his thigh.

The removed polyp is sent for histological examination which revealed a final diagnosis of Squamous Papilloma.

Giant Skin Cyst

Sometimes a large tumor can still be benign.What is required is merely excision of the tumor without wide excision of the adjacent normal tissues(as it is done in cancer surgery)

Benign tumor needs Simple Excision.Malignant tumor needs Radical Excision

A skin cyst(sebaceous cyst) is a common benign skin condition that is found on many people.

Sebaceous cyst starts with a small lump on the skin with a dimple in the centre.

Most small sebaceous cyst that is asymptomatic does not require any specific treatment.

Some sebaceous cysts will cause complications like pain and infection

Very rarely sebaceous cyst can grow to a very large size(see pic.) that require surgery under general anesthesia.