Soft tissue lesions can present in various forms and require careful examination and description. Skin cancer is the most common cancer type, with over 1 million cases diagnosed yearly in the US. The two main types are melanoma, which causes most skin cancer deaths, and nonmelanoma skin cancers like basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma. Oral and pharyngeal cancers also present risks, with over 30,000 cases yearly and 25% of oral cancer patients dying from the disease. Soft tissue lesions should be carefully examined and described based on location, border, color, configuration and other traits to aid in diagnosis and treatment.

1. Soft Tissue Lesions Module 8

8. Lesion Border Traits

9. Regular Border

10. Irregular Border

11. Lesion Margin Traits

12. Smooth Margin

13. Raised Margin

14. Lesion Color

15. Red and White Lesion

16. White Lesion

17. Yellow Lesion

18. Blue Lesion

19. Common Configurations

20. Discrete Configuration

21. Grouped Configuration

22. Confluent Configuration

23. Linear Configuration

24. Flat Lesions

25. Macule

27. Patch

28. Elevated Lesions

29. Papule

30. Plaque

31. Nodule

32. Wheal

33. Fluid- Filled Lesions

34. Vesicle

35. Bulla

36. Pustule

37. Depressed Lesion

38. Superficial Ulcer

39. Deep Ulcer

40. Linear Cracks

41. Crack

42. Fissure