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      • November 22, 2012 at 3:25 am
      aklabow
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        Well, I am surprised that nobody has identified this as a possible other skin cancer. The lesion has no pigment and it has some blood vessels (the red spots). Your skin shows little sun damage so it may be just a benign spot as well.

        The lack of rapid change is a good sign that it is not a nodular melanoma (the most dangerous type that grows quickly) and it does not even look like one.

         

        My call – no big deal. Get it looked at when you have your annual skin check.

        • November 22, 2012 at 3:25 am
        aklabow
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          Well, I am surprised that nobody has identified this as a possible other skin cancer. The lesion has no pigment and it has some blood vessels (the red spots). Your skin shows little sun damage so it may be just a benign spot as well.

          The lack of rapid change is a good sign that it is not a nodular melanoma (the most dangerous type that grows quickly) and it does not even look like one.

           

          My call – no big deal. Get it looked at when you have your annual skin check.

          • November 22, 2012 at 3:25 am
          aklabow
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            Well, I am surprised that nobody has identified this as a possible other skin cancer. The lesion has no pigment and it has some blood vessels (the red spots). Your skin shows little sun damage so it may be just a benign spot as well.

            The lack of rapid change is a good sign that it is not a nodular melanoma (the most dangerous type that grows quickly) and it does not even look like one.

             

            My call – no big deal. Get it looked at when you have your annual skin check.

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