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Suggest Treatment For Brown Lesion On Leg

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Posted on Fri, 2 May 2014
Question: Hello, I am very fair skinned. I recently had a Skin Cancer Surgeon remove a severely atypical mole from my calf and had a skin graft - benign (I am so thankful to say). The Navy medical surgeon at a skin cancer surgery center looked at another mole on my thigh (I pointed out) and it was large (like a pea), light brown and a bit raised, a bit uneven - but it has has been unchanged, and there for years. He said this lesion was not one I needed to worry about (some other type mole, he said), but today I went for a checkup to a general dermatologist, and he said this lesion was different from my other typical "freckles and moles," and that I should have it ellipitcally cut out and removed (about one to one and a half inche cut) - such a difference of opinion. What should I do? He did not want to bother with a biopsy. I would greatly appreciate your opinion if you are a skin cancer specialist or dermatologist. Thank you.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (22 minutes later)
Brief Answer: photograph required Detailed Answer: Hello Can you please upload a photograph of the lesion. This will help me in giving a clearer view in your problem. There is an option to upload photos on right side of query page. Please utilize it. Waiting for your response. Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (21 hours later)
Hello Dr. XXXXXXX Thank you for your reply, but unfortunately, I do not have a way to upload a photograph on my computer for you, or I definitely would - I know that would be very helpful. Since I am not able to do this, could you even please tell me if there are "other " types of brown slightly raised moles or freckles that can be harmless, and if so, what are they called? I will make a dermatology appointment on Monday with a different (good) dermatologist to get a second opinion, but in the meantime, I am wondering if every brown lesion is prone to cancer (melanoma). having another inch + incision on my leg is also something I hope to avoid if unnecessary. Thank you again.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (3 hours later)
Brief Answer: not melanoma Detailed Answer: Hello please don't get feared. There are many benign moles like junctional nevus, compound nevus etc. All these present in similar fashion as mentioned by you. It Is not necessary that every raised brown lesion is melanoma. In fact very few of them are melanoma. Just relax. Meet your doctor and things will be clear. Let me know if you have any other doubts. Thank you
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Suggest Treatment For Brown Lesion On Leg

Brief Answer: photograph required Detailed Answer: Hello Can you please upload a photograph of the lesion. This will help me in giving a clearer view in your problem. There is an option to upload photos on right side of query page. Please utilize it. Waiting for your response. Thank you