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Possible Reocurrence,Stage 3- 4 Yr Survivor

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    • August 6, 2015 at 3:12 am
    heg50heg
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      Its been a while since I have had to ask questions on here as I hve been having good scans for the past 4 years. Have had several biopsies which have came back posative over last years but all have been negative.

      My question to all is : Can you get a melanoma spot on the elbow as I have a rather unusual loooking spot that has popped out and looks kind of like the brown spots that I have had biopsied in the past only this new spot is puffed out a bit and looks a little jagged , but in the same token it does not look like my first melanoma which did in fact look like a large dark mole. So just wondering if a mel could pop out on an elbow like this.

      Thanks Harold Grieshop  4 year styage 3 survivor

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        • August 6, 2015 at 6:50 am
        stars
        Participant

          Hi Harold

          If in doubt, chop it out! Sorry, that's a very bad rhyme, but I've had three melanomas and they all looked different from each other. In my view, once you've had melanoma, anything new or changing gets the chop. I'd rather a scar than a melanoma. One of my melanomas was on my outer elbow – not quite sure what you mean by could a mel pop out an elbow, it's actually a pretty common site for melanoma. Hope it's nothing and you can go on living the mel-free life, congrats on all the clear scans and I hope it stays that way!

          Stars

          • August 6, 2015 at 6:50 am
          stars
          Participant

            Hi Harold

            If in doubt, chop it out! Sorry, that's a very bad rhyme, but I've had three melanomas and they all looked different from each other. In my view, once you've had melanoma, anything new or changing gets the chop. I'd rather a scar than a melanoma. One of my melanomas was on my outer elbow – not quite sure what you mean by could a mel pop out an elbow, it's actually a pretty common site for melanoma. Hope it's nothing and you can go on living the mel-free life, congrats on all the clear scans and I hope it stays that way!

            Stars

            • August 6, 2015 at 6:50 am
            stars
            Participant

              Hi Harold

              If in doubt, chop it out! Sorry, that's a very bad rhyme, but I've had three melanomas and they all looked different from each other. In my view, once you've had melanoma, anything new or changing gets the chop. I'd rather a scar than a melanoma. One of my melanomas was on my outer elbow – not quite sure what you mean by could a mel pop out an elbow, it's actually a pretty common site for melanoma. Hope it's nothing and you can go on living the mel-free life, congrats on all the clear scans and I hope it stays that way!

              Stars

              • August 6, 2015 at 12:37 pm
              Janner
              Participant

                Nowhere is immune.  But it could also be something as simple as a SK (seborrheic keratosis).  They can look a lot like melanoma but typically have a distinctive top when viewed up close.  If you're concerned, talk to your doc!

                • August 6, 2015 at 12:37 pm
                Janner
                Participant

                  Nowhere is immune.  But it could also be something as simple as a SK (seborrheic keratosis).  They can look a lot like melanoma but typically have a distinctive top when viewed up close.  If you're concerned, talk to your doc!

                  • August 6, 2015 at 12:37 pm
                  Janner
                  Participant

                    Nowhere is immune.  But it could also be something as simple as a SK (seborrheic keratosis).  They can look a lot like melanoma but typically have a distinctive top when viewed up close.  If you're concerned, talk to your doc!

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