Is this Melanoma?

Good afternoon,

I am a 23 years old male with blue eyes and fair skin. I recently noticed a fairly small raised mole on my upper abdomen. It does not itch, bleed, nor is it ulcerated. I do not believe it has gotten any bigger since my last appointment. I went to the dermatologist six months ago for a skin cancer screening and was told that I had nothing to worry about. The doctor thoroughly checked my entire body. Would you mind sharing your thoughts on the following two pictures? Thanks in advance for your opinion. Enjoy the rest of your day! :)

https://rapidshare.com/files/3447515938/melanoma.JPG
https://rapidshare.com/files/3447515938/melanoma.JPG

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It looks like a seborrheic keratosis rather than melanoma. A senile wart also called as seborrheic keratosis is a noncancerous benign skin growth that originates in keratinocytes and are round or oval, flat or slightly elevated, light tan to black and very small to more than 2.5 centimetres in size lesions which may resemble warts.

I hope it helps. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[Spirous]

I apologize, I pasted the same link twice on my original post. Please click on this link to see the second picture:

https://rapidshare.com/files/2185637041/melanoma_2.JPG

Thanks again!

[Spirous]

Any comments on the two pictures guys? Thanks!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It looks like a seborrheic keratosis rather than melanoma. A senile wart also called as seborrheic keratosis is a noncancerous benign skin growth that originates in keratinocytes and are round or oval, flat or slightly elevated, light tan to black and very small to more than 2.5 centimetres in size lesions which may resemble warts.

I hope it helps. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[Spirous]

Thank you very much for taking the time to look at my two pictures doctor Kaur. I really appreciate it. I will try to go back to the dermatologist as soon as I can. Have a wonderful day!