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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Confused about skin growths
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Confused about skin growths
by Troyboy_42, Mar 04, 2007 12:00AM
Hi, Doctor -
I have two skin growths I'm concerned about. I have pictures of the growths here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/trombone1029/detail?.dir=/b7edre2&.dnm=52d1re2.jpg&.src=ph
1 & 2) The first two pics are of a growth I've had for years on the sole of my left foot. I don't know for sure, but I've probably had it at least five years (maybe more even). Does it look like anything to be concerned about? Can a skin cancer actually exist for years without spreading and causing other bodily harm?
3 & 4) The last two pics are of a spot I noticed last night on my left knee. It's maybe a 1/4 inch in size or slightly bigger. In person, it has almost the appearance and color of a bruise, but it's not a bruise. It doesn't hurt when I push on it. It's completely flat. Wouldn't know anything is there if I ran my finger over it with my eyes closed
Thanks for your help.
I have two skin growths I'm concerned about. I have pictures of the growths here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/trombone1029/detail?.dir=/b7edre2&.dnm=52d1re2.jpg&.src=ph
1 & 2) The first two pics are of a growth I've had for years on the sole of my left foot. I don't know for sure, but I've probably had it at least five years (maybe more even). Does it look like anything to be concerned about? Can a skin cancer actually exist for years without spreading and causing other bodily harm?
3 & 4) The last two pics are of a spot I noticed last night on my left knee. It's maybe a 1/4 inch in size or slightly bigger. In person, it has almost the appearance and color of a bruise, but it's not a bruise. It doesn't hurt when I push on it. It's completely flat. Wouldn't know anything is there if I ran my finger over it with my eyes closed
Thanks for your help.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM
, Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM
The sole spot looks like a benign fibrous growth. The other one looks like a dermatofibroma, another benign growth. You'll need to see a doctor in person for a definite diagnosis.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
I write this as a 2nd part to my first posting. Since my mind has been on skin cancer a lot today (thanks to my internet research), I wanted to ask you about a third skin lesion I have. I included two pics of it in the gallery that I gave you the link to in my first posting. They would be pics 5 & 6.
Basically, I've had it for months now. Again, I'm not exactly sure how long, but it may even be a year. It's on my right forearm, is about 1/4 inch in size or slightly smaller, is a slightly raised pinkish/reddish bump and reminds me of a zit that won't go away. Sometimes I pick at it and then it begins to scab over again. But it never goes entirely away.
Any thoughts on it? Thanks so much for your valuable time and input.