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I squeezed a mole and a fluid came out. Will there be cancerous changes underneath?

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I squeezed a mole and a fluid came out. Will there be cancerous changes underneath?

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Answered by

Dr. Shanza Ikram

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iCliniq medical review team

Published At July 18, 2018
Reviewed AtJuly 25, 2023

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I have health anxiety and have recently become quite obsessive over my moles. A week or so ago, I became focused on a 2 mm mole on my knee. I have always had it as far as I am aware. I noticed a slightly raised bump towards the top with some small hairs coming out of it and was unsure if it had always been that way. I panicked and squeezed it and clear fluid came out. Since then, the mole has scabbed and is now just slightly raised pink skin. I am worried that when it heals, it will disappear completely and I will have hidden a melanoma. I have attached photos of it now but unfortunately, I have not got any of what it looked like before.

Answered by Dr. Shanza Ikram

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I have gone through the images (attachment removed to protect patient identity). First, you need to understand that for any mole which turns into melanoma requires spontaneous changes. It means that any change in color, size, shape, or symmetry of lesions should be spontaneous without any provocation. But in your case you yourself have squeezed the mole. Moreover, in most cases developing into melanoma, the size should be more than 5 mm. So just relax. In my opinion, your lesions does not clinically look malignant.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

I was just concerned as I was unsure if it had always been raised. Although I am fairly sure the size and color had not changed. If it heals, is it likely to come back or will it be normal skin? I am just worried I will have hidden the visible portion but there could be cancerous changes underneath my skin.

Answered by Dr. Shanza Ikram

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

Well, it is alright if you did not notice earlier whether the lesion was raised or not as "only being raised" is not a clinical sign of cancer. For the lesion to be cancerous, there should be a combination of a clinical sign. Now your anxiety is about how the lesion will heal. It is very difficult to say right now how it heal as every skin response is different to different trauma. Sometimes, the skin heals as hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation. Sometimes, no change is noticed after healing. Sometimes, deep scars are apparent and sometimes raised swelling appears. Whatever will appear, it does not look to develop into a malignant change at the moment based on its clinical appearance and history. But keep on evaluating yourself every three months for any change.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Shanza Ikram
Dr. Shanza Ikram

Dermatology

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