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Can melanoma be as small as a quarter of the size of a lentil? son has spot about 6" below belly button, it's so small and tan color, never a sun person never had this area exposed, never goes shirtless, would a dermatologist know from just looking?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Conceivably something like this might be a melanoma, but extremely unlikely. A dermatologist probably would know immediately whether or not it's a melanoma.

Answered 11/20/2022

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