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I've always had a brown mole on my stomach, and i recently found that its turning black and weird. it doesn't hurt or itch but it turned really black.

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Dr. Stuart Erner answered

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Black mole: Please see your doctor immediately so that you can have the skin lesion viewed and likely biopsied by a dermatologist. When a skin lesion turns black we are concerned about melanoma which is the most dangerous type of skin cancer.

Answered 5/12/2014

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A member asked:

I've always had a brown mole on my stomach, and i recently found that its turning black and weird. it doesn't hurt or itch but it turned really black.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Erner answered

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