what is this spot?

Question

well its not a spot its bin there as far as i remeber, its a small lump, the same colour as my skin, but raised slightly, and its on my back. everytime i have an itchy back its semms to lead to there.

its only tiny tho, and has been there for years

Answer 1

Danger signs to look for on any skin lesion:
I. Assymmetry, one side don't look like the other side;
II. Boarder Irregularity: The edges are irregular, notched, or blurred;
III. Color: Shades of black, tan, white, grey, silver, pink, and blue; IV. Diameter: greater than a pencil eraser.

This is the basic things to look for in any skin lesion. Skin cancer is the #1 human cancer diagnosed in the USA with more than 1 million new cases a year. 1/2 of all people who live to be 65 years old will develop a skin cancer. The basic skin cancers are:
I. Squamous Cell
II. Basal Cell
III. Melonoma
The problem is a Primary care doctor will only diagnose 90% of the skin cancers, that leaves 10% that will go undetected! This is not acceptable, when they can lead to morbidity, and Mortality!
Check your spot, and make sure it does not fall into one of these types.
It most likely is not a skin cancer because you said it had been there for a long time, as long as you can remember.
Other benigh skin lesions are Actinic Keratosis, which is a precancerous lesion, eczyma, Molluscum (DNA POX VIRUS usually), wart, mole, and acme.
I doubt it is a cyst, as unless infected, or getting infected, it should not itch.
I wish you could take a picture of it, and send it to me, and I would give you more help. The main thing is that it does not fit into the 4 above lesions. If it does, go and see your Doctor.
If you can get someone to look at it real close, have them see if they can see any hair growing in the lesion. If they can, it almost never is cancer, as cancer grows so fast, that it uses all of the nutrients, and the hair can not grow!
Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Could be a cyst with fat in it. Is it hard or soft? Does it move with your skin or stays in the same spot when you move your skin. Questions like these will help you determine what it is. Go to a website that talks about dermatology. Bring it up to your doctor at your next visit.

Answer 3

it could be a limph note BUUUUTTTT I would go to the doc to make sure you dont have like cancer or somthing.. not to scare you... you really should go to the doc to have him/her check it out. I had somthing like that but it was on my arm and i went to the doc and it was a limph note

Answer 4

sounds like a cyst

Answer 5

a mosquito bite