An odd looking lesion.

Aust Fam Physician

Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Published: March 2011

Mark, 54 years of age, has a nontender lump on his praecordium that has been present 'for a long time'. He vaguely recalls a smaller lump at the same site years ago, which he squeezed, with subsequent resolution. Mark denies any bleeding, however, he has noticed occasional yellowish-brown stains on his shirt.

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