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My dad had a small round black.mole on his shoulder started to itch so.had it removed md said looked."harmless" but still sent it for biopsy. bad?

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Dr. David Liu answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Routine: It is routine to send most biopsy samples for pathology (diagnosis). It does not necessarily indicate either "good" nor "bad." wait for the results.

Dr Friedlander and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/25/2013

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Dr. Theda Kontis answered

Wait for biopsy: Always have suspicious lesions biopsied--wait for the results before you get too anxious about this.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/25/2016

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A member asked:

My dad had a small round black.mole on his shoulder started to itch so.had it removed md said looked."harmless" but still sent it for biopsy. bad?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. David Liu answered

Dr Friedlander and another doctor agreed

Dr. Theda Kontis answered

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

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