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Can A Painful Red Mole On Shoulder Be Cancerous?
Hi my daughter is 11 yes old and has a red mole on her shoulder it's bin hurting for a while one withch I thought it where her bra was rubbing it iv just felt it and it has a lump under it and it's painful to touch could this b cancer ? She's very fair skin and also has pigments all over her body to
Thu, 23 Apr 2015
Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
In my opinion, possibility of skin cancer is very very less because
1. Her age is too small for skin cancer.
2. Skin cancer is mostly painless. Pain in skin lesion indicates infection.
So possibility of cancer is very less in her case.
But better to consult dermatologist and get done biopsy from the lesion for confirmation of diagnosis.
Possibility of skin infection or friction bruise is more.
I can understand your situation and problem.
In my opinion, possibility of skin cancer is very very less because
1. Her age is too small for skin cancer.
2. Skin cancer is mostly painless. Pain in skin lesion indicates infection.
So possibility of cancer is very less in her case.
But better to consult dermatologist and get done biopsy from the lesion for confirmation of diagnosis.
Possibility of skin infection or friction bruise is more.
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