List some clinical characteristics to help differentiate between lipomas and dermatofibromas from metastatic tumors and malignant cysts
A. Dermatofibromas are only found on the trunk.
B. Lipomas are hard and nonmovable beneath the skin.
C. Metastatic tumors and malignant cysts often have pain, develop rapidly, and may ulcerate.
D. Melanomas have a positive dimple sign.
C
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