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Eye Care Archive (Expert Forum)
eyelid mole
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Doctor's Answer
by Forum-OD-MP, Nov 18, 2005 12:00AM
yes, many people do. watch it for changes in size/color/shape...and certainly have an exam if any of those changes occur, or if it becomes painful or bleeds...
A stands for asymmetry.
One half of the mole doesn't match the other half. Melanoma tend to be irregular.
B stands for border irregularity.
Benign (good) moles have nice smooth edges whereas melanoma are busily invading and tend to have irregular edges.
C stands for color.
If the color is intensely black, possibly with a bluish tint, or the color is uneven across the mole, this is suspicious of a melanoma.
D stand for diameter
if the mole is greater than 6 mm (about the size of a pea), then there is a greater chance that it is malignant.
source:http://www.families-first.com/hb/hb06.htm
Of course this isn't always true and shouldn't be used as a subsitute for an accurate diagnosis.