Benign Tumors of Skin

Abstract

The skin is a complex and the largest organ in the body. Wide range of diseases can develop from the skin including tumors from surface epidermis. The vast diversity of these lesions and descriptive data, often overlapping produces confusion in the area of nomenclature and difficulty in diagnosis.1 Histopathological study is valuable means of diagnosis in dermatology. But it has limitations; som - etimes, in case of tumors definitive diagnosis cannot be made.2 The distinction between benign and malignant neoplasm are rather more difficult to define when they appear in skin than when found elsewhere3 and histopathological examination is frequently required to establish a definitive diagnosis. Diagnosis of any skin tumors can be done by correlating clinical features and histological features, which can be supported by histochemistry, immuno-histochemistry and electron microscopy.