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I have a 3 cm long congenital macular nevus spilus on my leg. should i worry about it turning cancerous? i can not see a dermatologist
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Watch it: These very seldom go bad and the change -- a new, ugly growth centered within the lesion -- will be obvious. This can be removed before it becomes an immediate danger. Many people like these little speckled things.
Answered 3/16/2019
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