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    • August 17, 2015 at 1:04 pm
    camdon08
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      I recently noticed that a mole on my right shoulder/chest had something black (almost like a scab) coming out of it. Without thinking I pulled it off which made my mole bleed. I have tried to find info on what it could have been but with no results. I am hoping that someone can give me an idea as to what the black thing was and why it was coming out of my mole. 

       

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        • August 17, 2015 at 6:26 pm
        cricket
        Participant

          You should have this checked. None of us will know for sure. Skin cancer has some many different faces, you can never be sure without a pathology report. 

          • August 17, 2015 at 6:26 pm
          cricket
          Participant

            You should have this checked. None of us will know for sure. Skin cancer has some many different faces, you can never be sure without a pathology report. 

            • August 17, 2015 at 6:26 pm
            cricket
            Participant

              You should have this checked. None of us will know for sure. Skin cancer has some many different faces, you can never be sure without a pathology report. 

              • August 18, 2015 at 2:20 am
              Christine.P
              Participant

                Hi, Camdon08 – 

                I certainly don't want to cause any undue alarm because every mole/person is different, but here is my own brand new story. I was just recently diagnosed with two primary site melanoma and the one on my left arm was a raised "dome" mole – brown but with a black circle inside the diameter of the mole. This was the cancerous area, according to my oncologist. I don't know what yours could be, but I would definitely ask your doctor or see a dermatologist. 

                I am having wide excision of both melanoma this week with lymph node biopsies for both sites as well. I wish you a healthy and happy result for your mole and urge you to check it out sooner rather than later. 

                 

                • August 18, 2015 at 2:20 am
                Christine.P
                Participant

                  Hi, Camdon08 – 

                  I certainly don't want to cause any undue alarm because every mole/person is different, but here is my own brand new story. I was just recently diagnosed with two primary site melanoma and the one on my left arm was a raised "dome" mole – brown but with a black circle inside the diameter of the mole. This was the cancerous area, according to my oncologist. I don't know what yours could be, but I would definitely ask your doctor or see a dermatologist. 

                  I am having wide excision of both melanoma this week with lymph node biopsies for both sites as well. I wish you a healthy and happy result for your mole and urge you to check it out sooner rather than later. 

                   

                  • August 18, 2015 at 2:20 am
                  Christine.P
                  Participant

                    Hi, Camdon08 – 

                    I certainly don't want to cause any undue alarm because every mole/person is different, but here is my own brand new story. I was just recently diagnosed with two primary site melanoma and the one on my left arm was a raised "dome" mole – brown but with a black circle inside the diameter of the mole. This was the cancerous area, according to my oncologist. I don't know what yours could be, but I would definitely ask your doctor or see a dermatologist. 

                    I am having wide excision of both melanoma this week with lymph node biopsies for both sites as well. I wish you a healthy and happy result for your mole and urge you to check it out sooner rather than later. 

                     

                    • December 23, 2018 at 6:57 pm
                    nb82
                    Participant

                      Any update on this? I just noticed an almost identical mole on my arm today…except it's not raised at all. Of course, it's the holiday and I can't get into a doctors appt till later this week. So, hello anxiety!

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