Question

____________(cutaneous papilloma) is a benign growth that hangs from a short stalk, commonly occurring on the neck, eyelids, axilla, or groin of an older person

Answer 1

Acrochordon( cutaneous papilloma) is a benign growth that hangs from a short stalk, commonly occuring on the neck, eyelids,axilla,or groin of an older person.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Skin tags is a skin coloured growths which is a commonly acquired benign skin coloured growths. It resemble like a soft balloon suspended on a slender stalk. They are probably the single most common bumps on adult skin.Middle age people most likely to develop skin tags. The most common sites are eyelids,armpits,groin folds & under breasts.
• In early phase,skin tags are as small as flattened pinhead size bump.While mostly skin tags are typically small (2mm to 5mm)in diameter approx one third to one half as the size of a pencil eraser,some may become as larger as a size of a grape(1 cm in diameter) or a fig (5 cm in diameter).
• Skin tags are harmless but later on it can become a serious problem. Destructive treatment options include freezing, snipping, burning & strangulation with a ligature.