Benign skin lesions

Abstract

Most skin lesions in infants and children are benign. Nevertheless they tend to cause a great deal of anxiety for parents, and differentiating benign from malignant lesions demands a meticulous approach and close follow-up. Benign lesions include true skin lesions (nevi, fibromas, pilomatricomas), subcutaneous lesions (cysts, lymph nodes), and vascular lesions (hemangiomas, vascular malformations). Pediatric surgeons are often asked to be the primary consultants for skin lesions and to perform biopsies or excisions of various lesions.