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  2. Acanthosis nigricans - Wikipedia

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    Acanthosis nigricans is a medical sign characterised by brown-to-black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin. [1] It is usually found in body folds, [2] such as the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the armpits, groin, navel, forehead and other areas. [1]

  3. Doctors told woman, 21, her growing neck mole was 'nothing ...

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    What are the symptoms of skin cancer? Woman diagnosed with melanoma at 21 after mole on neck suddenly began growing, getting darker. Her mother saw the changes.

  4. Is that mole melanoma? How to tell if a mole is cancerous or not

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    Causes of melanoma. Ultraviolet light exposure from the sun or from tanning beds causes most melanomas. Melanoma may appear at a spot where you have an existing mole. But if an unusual spot shows ...

  5. Melanocytic nevus - Wikipedia

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    Moles tend to go deeper into the skin than non-invasive lasers can penetrate. After a laser treatment, a scab is formed, which falls off about 7 days later, in contrast to surgery, where the wound has to be sutured. A second concern about the laser treatment is that if the lesion is a melanoma, and was misdiagnosed as a benign mole, the ...

  6. Dysplastic nevus - Wikipedia

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    Various differential diagnoses of pigmented skin lesions, including dysplastic nevus, showing the relative incidence of biopsied lesions, and malignancy potential. When an atypical mole has been identified, a skin biopsy takes place in order to best diagnose it. Local anesthetic is used to numb the area, then the mole is biopsied.

  7. Woman diagnosed with melanoma at 28 has 100 suspicious moles ...

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    Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, can grow quickly and spread to any organ if not found and treated early, the Cleveland Clinic warns.More than 100,000 new cases of melanoma will be ...

  8. Beauty mark - Wikipedia

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    A beauty mark or beauty spot is a euphemism for a type of dark facial mark so named because such birthmarks are sometimes considered an attractive feature. [1] Medically, such "beauty marks" are generally melanocytic nevus, more specifically the compound variant. Moles of this type may also be located elsewhere on the body, and may also be ...

  9. Overnight, her mole turned black and blistered. It was skin ...

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    A week after Fry first noticed the mole, pathology revealed it was basal cell cancer. “Basal cell again is the most common cancer on Earth, the most common skin cancer, making up at least 55% of ...