title: Common benign cutaneous tumors and tumor-like lesions of the head and neck.
abstract: The otolaryngologist is confronted with a wide variety of benign and malignant skin neoplasms. In this article, common benign cutaneous, epithelial, and nonepithelial tumors and tumor-like lesions of the head and neck region are described. Clinical presentation, histopathology, and differential diagnosis are discussed where appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Diaz-Arias
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Loy
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: DeSpain
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*