2006-09-24 18:01:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I can appear as a scaly spot or it may look like a bump. It can be in a brown mole or look like a freckle. It doesn't have one look so check your self often.
2006-09-24 18:04:44 · answer #1 · answered by nobluffzone 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay this is weird but this is how I remember it form A&P
ABCDE
A stands for asymmetry. (One half of the mole doesn't match the other half)
B stands for border irregularity.Benign moles have nice smooth edges whereas melanoma are busily invading and tend to have irregular edges.
C stands for color. If the color is intensely black, possibly with a bluish tint, or the color is uneven across the mole, this is suspicious of a melanoma.
D stand for diameter. If the mole is greater than 6 mm (about the size of a pea), then there is a greater chance that it is malignant.
E: Everyones different but Ever in doubt go to the Dr and check it out.
2006-09-24 22:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by goddesscarpediem 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there !
One thing about cancer is the manner in which it makes its appearance.
It can start as an ulcerative, or
proliferative, or invasive growth, which includes even the appearance of a blackish mole which may change in shape, colour over a period of months.
But whats your problem sir ?...maybe that you are having sleepless nights over a benign blackish mole .....Why dont you meet a specialist surgeon in person and get the opinion ? Maybe, a biopsy, if required, will give you a clear answer..right ?
Earler the better..right ?
All the best !
2006-09-26 01:39:27 · answer #3 · answered by suresh k 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-16 05:38:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
without a mole also. But when it only appears it's like a raised mole with hole in the center but it can be flat go to a doctor if you have any questions. Skin cancer spreads rapidly and you don't want to take any changes.
2006-09-24 20:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by smokkie29 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both
Remember anytime you have a lesion on your skin to look for the ABCDs
A stands for asymmetry. (One half of the mole doesn't match the other half)
B stands for border irregularity.Benign moles have nice smooth edges whereas melanoma are busily invading and tend to have irregular edges.
C stands for color. If the color is intensely black, possibly with a bluish tint, or the color is uneven across the mole, this is suspicious of a melanoma.
D stand for diameter. If the mole is greater than 6 mm (about the size of a pea), then there is a greater chance that it is malignant.
If the lesion has any of the following, or a previous lesion on your skin has gotten bigger- go to your dermatologist!
2006-09-24 18:15:06 · answer #6 · answered by Sam 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, on my face; there was never a mole involved, and it wasn't brown. It looked like a splotchy, red, flaky patch of skin. I didn't initially recognize my spot as being skin cancer, because I thought skin cancers were weird-looking moles. I thought it was excema or something until it kept growing and wouldn't go away with over-the-counter treatment. Mine looked very similar to this one: http://medicalimages.allrefer.com/large/skin-cancer-basal-cell-carcinoma-pigmented.jpg
Some kinds of skin cancer, such as cutaneous melanoma, appear with no "precursor," meaning there's no initial mole or mark; cutaneous melanoma shows up in a place on the skin where there was previously no mole. (One source for this information is listed below.)
However, the most common things that people with skin cancer report are still a "changing mole," or with BCC, a "wound that won't heal."
2006-09-26 11:44:12 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dad had them and they look like a deformed mole, that has overgrown a little. And I agree with the other person, they looked scaly in a way. He had a few removed on his arms. SO WEAR sunblock!
2006-09-24 18:09:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
...it can form from an existing mole/freckle or from a new one...i had a melanoma..i am 36...it got quite dark in color...got it checked at my local GP only for him to laugh at me and compare it to his really large birthmark....always get a 2nd opinion as i did..if i had of waited 6 more months it would have been too late....if anything...i mean anything looks suspicious you must get it checked by a skin specialist...its your life that on the line......good luck.
2006-09-24 21:04:53 · answer #9 · answered by sandra k 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can appear with or without a mole. Wear your sunscreen and don't get any sunburn.
2006-09-24 19:01:27 · answer #10 · answered by Art The Wise 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋