Moles are small and dark brown spots seen on the skin or mucosal surface. It is caused when melanin gets clustered in a place. It is a benign and harmless condition in most, but rarely they can become cancerous.
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Is getting moles in chest area within short period a concerning issue?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 27-year-old male. I have never had an increase in moles, except for the past two weeks I have had over 50 show up on my chest. In the past two months, I moved from one country to another, and a month ago, I had a really bad sunburn in Indonesia. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Moles are genetic collection of melanocytes which go through a cycle of emerging in childhood then become darker and fade by middle ages. In fair skin up to 50 are normal more than that increase the risk for skin cancer. And change in size, symmetry, color, symptoms als... Read Full »
Is sudden itchy mole a concerning issue?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 61-year-old male. I have a mole on the thigh and is slightly itchy. Please suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Moles or melanocytic nevus are genetic collections of melanocytes (the dark color producing cells). They go through a cycle of evolution with disappearance in the middle age. Increased number, size, and genetic history of cancer are the risk factors for the development ... Read Full »
What could be the chance of a mole with no pain or itch turn malignant?
Query: Hi doctor, My son is 6 years old. He has one black mole on the left hand measuring about 5 mm in diameter with some elevated surface. It is from the last about one year and looking growing but can not sure about the growth. He has no complaint of itching and pain but when asked yesterday about this... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the pictures. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). This is a mole in medical terms it is called melanocytic nevus. Majority of them are benign and go through growth cycle of inapparent to getting dark and with age slowly losing the color. But in... Read Full »
Why am I having a new mole on toe?
Query: Hello doctor, A new mole on a toe that I have not noticed before, I know about it probably for a week, it is blackish and not round, about 3 to 4 mm wide and sort of even in color. I am 21 years old male and as far as I know we have no cancer history in my family. I can provide photos too. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your case history and the photos provided by you (attachment removed to protect patient identity). I can see a dark irregular lesion of about 5 mm in size over the tip of the toe. As it is to 3 days history the first thing I want to rule out is an history... Read Full »