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Is it possible to have a nodular melanoma mole for at least 2 years and not know it?

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Yes: Yes, people can have melanoma for very long periods of time without knowing it, particularly if the melanoma is asymptomatic. However, the melanoma may have present for a shorter period of time as well. Difficult to know for certain.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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Can dermatologists tell the difference between a normal mole and nodular melanoma?

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How can a nodular melanoma start off as a raised mole ?? I hear that if a melanoma is raised that means that it has already reached an advanced stage?

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I am worried that I have a nodular melanoma. A normal brown mole suddenly went bright red overnight with pus. It was removed but worried about results?

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My dermatologist examined a raised mole on my face . he said that it looked okay and wasnt suspicious looking. the following morning when i got up and looked in the mirror i realized that the mole had darkened alot. could this be nodular melanoma?

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Picked off mole (maroon, black tissue initially mistook as blood blister)what I realized later looked exactly= Nodular melanoma. Would bx still be accurate for diagnosis since I picked off visible lesion.

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