A 42-year-old member asked:
Is a seborrheic keratosis is a malignant skin cancer tumor or benign?
3 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. M. Christine Leeanswered
Dermatology 30 years experience
Benign: Sk's are easily confused for skin cancers due to their large size, irregular shape, and being multicolored. A trained dermatologist can easily spot the difference but very confusing for patients and other doctors. People can have hundreds or even thousands of sk's on their body and they are all benign. But having these cover the body may make it difficult to monitor for skin cancers.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Surgical Oncology 20 years experience
Benign: Seborrheic keratosis is not associated with cancer. However some of these lesions can be very difficult to distinguish from cancer, so make sure that you are getting a complete skin exam by and experienced physician.
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Dr. Travis Kidneranswered
Surgical Oncology 19 years experience
Premalignant: It is considered a pre-malignant condition. These are risk for developing into squamous cell carcinoma.
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Is seborrheic keratosis a malignant skin cancer tumor?
3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Michael Thompsonanswered
Hematology and Oncology 22 years experience
No: No.
Often sk's appear/increase as people age.
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Last updated Jan 5, 2019
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