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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Mole on back
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Mole on back
by oliverm82, Jul 26, 2006 12:00AM
I am 57 years old, and I have just noticed a mole on my back. It is something between oval and circular, about 5mm in diameter, red with a pin-sized black spot and a little brown section next to it in the middle,and unlike my other moles it is raised. It does not have any jagged borders and it is neither irritating nor painful. I have only noticed it within the last week. Do you believe this is anything to be alarmed about?
+ What are the features that I should look out for?
+ What are the features that I should look out for?
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Jul 26, 2006 12:00AM
, Jul 26, 2006 12:00AM
No, it sounds normal enough.
To look for what melanoma looks like, please check this page from the American Academy of Dermatology:
http://www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/MalignantMelanoma.htm
But don't try to diagnose yourself--show anything questionable to a doctor.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
To look for what melanoma looks like, please check this page from the American Academy of Dermatology:
http://www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/MalignantMelanoma.htm
But don't try to diagnose yourself--show anything questionable to a doctor.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
