Skin growth below my collarbone

[MDucey]

Ive had a skin growth for about 7 months and it has stopped growing and is about the size of a dime. It had recently begun to scab a little but not all over, Ive seen three doctors although not dermatologists and they all assured me that its no cancerious and i shouldnt worry, seeing as they dont think its serious i have to wait months to see a dermatologist and im very scared that if it is cancer that it may not be correctable by the time i see a dermatologist. Should i wait this out and trust in these three doctors ?

[MDucey]

Ran into some luck, my mother works with someone who's sister is a secretary for a clinic and i got squeezed in for 2 weeks from now. Also looked into seborrheic keratosis and it looks very similar to what I have although im only 21 and these tend to grow on older people?

[MDucey]

Just seen another doctor yesterday and told me that it was not cancerious, the only thing is; seeing as all these doctors do not see it as an emergency, i cant see a dermatogist for another few months so it worries me that a few months could make it a life or death situation.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It is very difficult to confirm a diagnosis without examination but it can be seborrheic keratosis. Seborrheic keratosis is a benign tumor of the skin and is not malignant. A biopsy of the skin can be done to confirm the diagnosis and differentiate it from a malignancy.

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 dermatologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.