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Article: Differentiating a pair of solitary nodules.(Are you able to tell which is which?)
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- Cortlandt Forum
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- December 20, 2005
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Case #1
The patient, a 45-year-old man, had a 6-mm friable nodule that had been present on the palm of his left hand for three months. Although the lesion was not painful, the man noted that it was sensitive when touched. He also mentioned that there was intermittent bleeding and weeping. On further questioning, the patient stated that prior to the growth's development, he had banged the area on a door. There were no similar lesions elsewhere on his body.
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Case #2
A 65-year-old Hispanic man came to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of an asymptomatic nodule on his leg. Examination revealed a solitary 6-mm ...