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I have a brown spot consisting of 3 shades, primarily normal dark...ish brown around the top, slight lighter brown and a very hard to see, very dark but tiny brown spot on my leg 1.5/2 fractions of the size of a pencil eraser/1.5-3.25cm. cancerous?

Q: i have a brown spot consisting of 3 shades, primarily normal dark...ish brown around the top, slight lighter brown and a very hard to see, very dark but tiny brown spot on my leg 1.5/2 fractions of the size of a pencil eraser/1.5-3.25cm. cancerous?

: Any pigmented black and brown lesion of the skin can be a melanoma if it is changing and growing in size. I would suggest that you take a photograph of this lesion now and do so once every month for 6 months, then compare the pictures for any change/s. If it is changing then it will be best to have a biopsy done to determine its nature.

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Any pigmented black and brown lesion of the skin can be a melanoma if it is changing and growing in size. I would suggest that you take a photograph of this lesion now and do so once every month for 6 months, then compare the pictures for any change/s. If it is changing then it will be best to have a biopsy done to determine its nature.

Answered 9/3/2021

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A member asked:

I have a brown spot consisting of 3 shades, primarily normal dark...ish brown around the top, slight lighter brown and a very hard to see, very dark but tiny brown spot on my leg 1.5/2 fractions of the size of a pencil eraser/1.5-3.25cm. cancerous?

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