Paranoid or not?

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Paranoid or not?

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- July 8, 2014 at 1:13 pm
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Hello All,

I am stage 1b patient diagnosed 10 years ago. About a month ago I felt an itch on my flank and saw a bright red nodule about the size of a pencil eraser. Although it reminded me a bug bite, I freaked out and called my dermatologist to check it out. in 5 days. However, in 4 days, this nodule disappered (from palpable become flat) leaving reddish flat spot (not as bright red as it was initially) and I cancelled my appointment assuming that it is improving. Over the course of 3 weeks, it become less visible, and if I streached the skin/pressed on it, if was almost not visible (was blanching). However, whithin past few days it again become more red and visible, got larger , although it is not a nodule and now resemples the patch of eczema So, I am freaking out again. I am going to make an appointment with my dermatologist to check it out. My question is wether melanoma (new primary or recurrence) can change like this??? Thanks for listening.

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- - July 8, 2014 at 1:51 pm
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  None of my primaries have "come and gone" or ever looked better. However, the other types of skin cancers often heal, then reappear. The blanching could also be indicative of a benign hemangioma. I wouldn't be necessarily thinking melanoma (although there is only one way to rule that out), but the behavior alone indicates you should discuss with a derm.
- - July 8, 2014 at 1:51 pm
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  Janner
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  None of my primaries have "come and gone" or ever looked better. However, the other types of skin cancers often heal, then reappear. The blanching could also be indicative of a benign hemangioma. I wouldn't be necessarily thinking melanoma (although there is only one way to rule that out), but the behavior alone indicates you should discuss with a derm.
- - July 8, 2014 at 1:51 pm
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  Janner
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  None of my primaries have "come and gone" or ever looked better. However, the other types of skin cancers often heal, then reappear. The blanching could also be indicative of a benign hemangioma. I wouldn't be necessarily thinking melanoma (although there is only one way to rule that out), but the behavior alone indicates you should discuss with a derm.

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