IDENTIFICATION

• Name
• Age
• Address
• Occupation

CHIEF COMPLAINT

• A lump or swelling in ______ for _____ duration

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS

• Duration
• Mode of onset
• Progress
• Associated pain
• Other symptoms associated with lump
• History of fever
• History of trauma
• History of weight loss
• History of swelling elsewhere (e.g., Neurofibromatosis)
• History of secondary changes