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Common Benign Non-vascular Skin Tumors

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Dermatologic Ultrasound with Clinical and Histologic Correlations

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In this chapter we will review the sonographic characteristics of common benign cutaneous tumors in correlation with clinical and histological features. Ultrasound can provide anatomical data on tumors of the skin that are unavailable at the time of the clinical examination. Therefore, knowledge of the sonographic morphology of these lesions can improve their clinical management.

The most common benign entities with tips to recognize them on sonography

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  1. Department of Radiology and Dermatology, Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues, Clinica Servet, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Almirante Pastene 150, Providencia, Santiago, Chile

    Ximena Wortsman MD

  2. Research Unit, Department of Radiology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Marcio Bouer MD

  3. Department of Radiology, Fleury Laboratory, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Marcio Bouer MD

  4. Instituto de Radiologia, Hospital das Clínicas Da Universidade de São Paulo, Rua Senador Cesar Lacerda de Vergueiro, 511 ap 162, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Marcio Bouer MD

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Wortsman, X., Bouer, M. (2013). Common Benign Non-vascular Skin Tumors. In: Wortsman, X. (eds) Dermatologic Ultrasound with Clinical and Histologic Correlations. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7184-4_5

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