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Granddaugher, 5, has small flat brown spot on labia x1 week. referred to peds derm by peds md. odds of melanoma? bx? no fam history of any cancer.
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Melanoma risk: The odds are low. Melanoma risk is related to genetics and sun exposure in a lifetime.
Answered 6/5/2014
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Very low: The odds of a melanoma and child that age is very low. Pigmented lesion it's changing should be checked. Without seeing it can't say too much but I doubt that it will be biopsied.
Answered 6/17/2014
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