Hello.
I just discovered a lesion/mole on my upper chest/shoulder area. It measures 4mm at the widest, and it is light brown in colour.
It's different from my other moles because it doesn't have skin markings like my other moles do. I don't know if it's a lesion or a mole. It is slightly raised out from the skin. It does not itch. It does not bleed.
I've read that a loss of skin markings could be a sign of malignancy, and that it leads to a worse diagnosis. But loss of skin markings also come at a later stage in the development of the melanoma, so, with that in mind, I'm not sure if my mole/spot/lesion fits the bill.
Are there any other benign lesions/spots/moles that also do not have skin markings?
I have an appointment with a dermatologist, but it's not until September.
I was diagnosed with an eroded superficial basal cell carcinoma four weeks ago on my right triceps.
Thank you for all responses.
Hi franklin and a very warm welcome to the group which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I have had two BCCs removed over the years and two moles, one of which turned out to be melanoma. In my case the mole that looked like a melanoma wasn't and the one that was thought not to be melanoma was! So you can never tell just by looking at them.
You have done the right thing by going to see your GP to get checked out and hopefully this mole will turn out to be nothing worrying when you see the dermatologist.
You might also like to join the melanoma group as you'll then connect directly with others who are waiting for an appointment or have gone through that stage.
If this is something that you'd like to do, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your previous BCC diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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