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How are a toe hematoma and a toe melanoma different?
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Totally different: A hematoma is a collection of blood. A melanoma is a skin cancer that needs to be addressed quickly to keep from spreading.
Answered 1/13/2016
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Distinctly different: A hematoma is an accumulation of blood usually after an injury that clears up with time. A melanoma is an area of dark pigmentation or no pigment (amelanotic melanoma) which is cancerous.
Answered 7/17/2012
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