A member asked:

Hi doctor my mom has a black patch on her upper earlobe? what could it be shes had it for more than 2 years now

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Black patch on ear: Would follow up with dermatology and insure it is not a mole, if so it may need monitoring to insure does not become melanoma and/or may need to be removed .May also be lentigo maligna non invasive melanoma, seborrheic keratosis /actinic keratosis from sun exposure. Squamous and basal cell CA are usually not black . other lesions tend to be red . f/u/ w/ dermatology

Answered 1/23/2017

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