I am having a round spot on the back of my foot towards my toe. Is this freckle?

Question

Hello doctor,

I found a dark, round spot on the back of my foot towards my toe. Unfortunately, I do not know how long I have had it. I was told by my mom, who is a nurse, that it was probably a freckle. I am not sure because it is pretty big. It is still smaller than an eraser on a pencil though. When I rechecked it last week, I saw a little tip at the edge of the mark that I did not notice the first time I saw it, so I do not know if it is growing or not. Even after searching a lot of sites about this, cancer, and knowing that my family does not have any history or genetics linked to cancer, I cannot tell what it is. Let me know if I should panic.

Answer 1

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I understand your concern, but there are no attached photographs in your message. Kindly send a picture of the affected area to help you better. I need to see the affected area to assess the condition and to suggest the appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Please send the picture of the affected area.

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Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I read and understand your concern.

Currently, it looks like a junctional melanocytic nevus (attachment removed to protect patient identity), which is a benign condition and nothing to worry about but keep it under observation and any sudden change of color or texture should be reported. One important feature to differentiate nevus from cancer or melanoma is that in benign nevus pigmentation becomes accentuated in furrows of plantar creases, as in your case but in melanoma, ridges become prominently pigmented.

Looking forward to your response in order to help you.

Thank you.