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I have a bruise on my thigh. i don't know how i got it, but it's been there for at least two weeks, and it still hasn't healed. could it be melanoma?
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Take a look: A bruise begins purple and often tender, then EVOLVES slowly through green and yellow, then is gone after a few weeks. A melanoma is usually (not always) black, evolves much more slowly. A melanoma may expand in a very erratic way. A 2-week bruise is not much like a melanoma. If it slowly fades, forget it.
Answered 7/5/2014
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