Research the following skin diseases and fill in the chart below for each disease listed: Type of Tumor, Morphology, Benign or Malignant: Mast Cell Tumor or Mastocytoma Histiocytom... Research the following skin diseases and fill in the chart below for each disease listed: Type of Tumor, Morphology, Benign or Malignant: Mast Cell Tumor or Mastocytoma Histiocytoma Skin Cancer or Squamous Cell Carcinoma Lipoma Adenoma Melanoma Basal Cell Tumor Fibrosarcoma

Understand the Problem

The question asks to research different types of skin diseases (tumors). For each disease listed in the table, we need to find its morphology (description of its form and structure) and whether it is classified as benign or malignant (cancerous).

Answer

Here is a breakdown on the type of tumor, morphology, and whether it's benign or malignant for each of the skin diseases you listed in the table.

Here is the requested information:

Type of Tumor	Morphology	Benign or Malignant
Mast Cell Tumor/Mastocytoma	Round, well-defined, raised or flat	Both
Histiocytoma	solitary, dome-shaped, pink nodule	Benign
Squamous Cell Carcinoma	variable, often ulcerated or nodular	Malignant
Lipoma	Soft, mobile, subcutaneous nodule	Benign
Adenoma	variable, often polypoid or nodular	Usually Benign
Melanoma	Irregular shape, pigmented	Malignant
Basal Cell Tumor	Pearly or waxy bump, flat, flesh-colored or brown scar-like lesion	Malignant
Fibrosarcoma	Firm, fleshy mass	Malignant

Answer for screen readers

Here is the requested information:

Type of Tumor	Morphology	Benign or Malignant
Mast Cell Tumor/Mastocytoma	Round, well-defined, raised or flat	Both
Histiocytoma	solitary, dome-shaped, pink nodule	Benign
Squamous Cell Carcinoma	variable, often ulcerated or nodular	Malignant
Lipoma	Soft, mobile, subcutaneous nodule	Benign
Adenoma	variable, often polypoid or nodular	Usually Benign
Melanoma	Irregular shape, pigmented	Malignant
Basal Cell Tumor	Pearly or waxy bump, flat, flesh-colored or brown scar-like lesion	Malignant
Fibrosarcoma	Firm, fleshy mass	Malignant

More Information

It is important to note that the behavior of tumors can vary, and diagnosis should always be confirmed by a qualified veterinary or medical professional.

Tips

It's easy to misdiagnose skin lesions, so always seek professional medical or veterinary advice for any suspicious growths.

Sources

Types of skin cancer - American Academy of Dermatology - aad.org
Mastocytoma - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
[PDF] Veterinary Surgical Oncology - DSpace - dspace.library.uu.nl

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