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Common non-cancer skin spots
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Naevus/ mole - caused by visible clusters of cells in the skin; can develop before or shortly after birth (congenital naevi) or develop later in life (acquired naevi); there are lots of different types of naevi
Dermal naevus
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Ephelis (freckle) - small, light brown or tan mark on the skin which tend to fade in the winter
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Lentigo (brown sun spots) - pigmented flat or slightly raised lesion with a clearly defined edge; does not fade in winter months like freckles; several different kinds
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Seborrhoeic keratois - harmless warty spot that appears during adult life as a common sign of skin aging; some people have hundreds of them
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Angioma (or haemangioma) - benign vascular skin lesion made of the cells that line the inside of blood vessels; the most common type is a cherry angioma
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Dermatofibroma - benign fibrous nodule usually found on the skin of the lower legs; sometimes attributed to minor trauma such as an insect bite; made of fibroblasts which are connective tissue cells
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Sebaceous hyperplasia - enlarged sebaceous glands seen on the forehead or cheeks typically in middle-aged and older people
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Wart - very common benign lesion caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV)
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Cyst - benign, round, dome-shaped encapsulated lesions that contains fluid or semi-fluid material; several different types
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Skin tag - soft harmless lesion that appears to hang of the skin
Common skin conditions
