When compression is applied to a soft benign lesion what can occur?

When compression is applied to a soft benign lesion what can occur?

• A. It tends to change shape
• B. It becomes fixed
• C. It disappears
• D. It becomes more vascular

Answer: (A)

Compression tests the lesion’s deformability. A soft benign lesion is usually elastic and compressible, so applying pressure causes it to deform and change shape rather than keep its outline. This pliability helps distinguish it from lesions that are fixed or infiltrative. It wouldn’t simply disappear under compression, and compression doesn’t make it more vascular. So the most likely outcome is that it changes shape.

Compression tests the lesion’s deformability. A soft benign lesion is usually elastic and compressible, so applying pressure causes it to deform and change shape rather than keep its outline. This pliability helps distinguish it from lesions that are fixed or infiltrative. It wouldn’t simply disappear under compression, and compression doesn’t make it more vascular. So the most likely outcome is that it changes shape.