Skin Lesions can include moles, cysts, warts or skin tags. Most are benign but are sometimes removed if they are painful, unsightly or restrict movement. Surgical removal is the most common treatment for most skin lesions. Warts may also be removed by being frozen off using liquid gas or treated using a chemical paint, some may even be burned off. If suspected of being malignant, a biopsy is taken and analysed in a laboratory for any signs of cancerous cells. A mole, technically known as a melanocytic naevus, is a small, dark spot on human skin. ... A cyst is a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a cavity or structure of the body. ... Wart is also the name of a Nintendo character, see Wart (Nintendo character). ... Skin tag on adult females upper cheek. ... Look up Benign in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Due to the age of this content, you may be looking for: liquid oxygen liquid nitrogen paramagnetism (oxygen) superconducting metals ferromagnetism (magnets) liquified petroleum gas // This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. ... In medicine, malignant is a clinical term that means to be severe and become progressively worse, as in malignant hypertension. ... Brain biopsy A biopsy (in Greek: bios = life and opsy = look/appearance) is a medical test involving the removal of cells or tissues for examination. ...

Skin Lesions can be divided in two categories: primary and secondary lesions. Primary lesions include: macule, patch, vesicle, pustule, cyst, plaque, and wheal. Secondary lesions include: scale, ulcer, crust, erosion, lichenification, atrophy, scar.