Chart 5.

Comparison of terminology referent to NODULE among the consulted Dermatology textbooks

Azulay RD; Azulay DR, Abulafia-Azulay L; Dermatologia, 6ª-Ed., 2013.	Efflorescence of hardened consistency, of varying dimensions, sometimes visible by simple inspection, other times recognized by palpation, resulting from the increase in the number of cells in the dermis, generally deep and/or at the level of the subcutaneous tissue.
Bechelli-Curban; Compêndio de Dermatologia, 6ª-Ed., 1988.	Solid formation in the subcutaneous tissue, many times more palpable than visible. Size varies from that of a pea to that of a hazelnut (larger would be called nodular plaque). Variable consistency and color.
	Solid cell infiltrate, circumscribed, persistent, dermal (when elevated) and hypodermal (when more palpable than visible), generally quite limited, from 1.0 to 3.0 cm.
Bolognia JL; Jorizzo J; Rapini RP; Dermatology, 2nd Ed., 2008.	Firm lesion (hardened), thicker and deeper than the papule or plaque. If subcutaneous, it may not elevate the skin.
Fitzpatrick's et al.; Dermatology in General Medicine 7thEd., 2013.	Solid lesion, palpable, round or elliptic, greater than 0.5 cm. Divides into: epidermal; epidermal/dermal; dermal; dermal/subepidermal; subcutaneous.
Rook A et al.; Textbook of Dermatology, 8 th Ed., 2010.	Solid mass on the skin > 0.5cm, observed as an elevation or can be palpated. Can involve the epidermis or the dermis; dermis and subcutaneous tissue; or only the subcutaneous tissue.
Sampaio e Rivitti; Manual de Dermatologia, 3ª-Ed., 2008.	Solid formation, circumscribed, salient or not, of 1.0 to 3.0 cm. Pathological process located in the epidermis-dermis and/or subcutaneous tissue. Greater than 3.0 cm would be called nodular plaque.