Evolving. The mole has been changing in size, shape, color, or appearance, or it is growing in an area of previously normal skin. Also, when melanoma develops in an existing mole, the texture of the mole may change and become hard or lumpy.
Are moles supposed to be hard?
It may feel bumpy and/or rough to the touch – or you may feel a hard lump. A lump doesn’t have to be big for the growth to be dangerous. Normal moles and freckles are typically smooth and don’t feel rough or bumpy when you go over your skin with your finger.
Are crusty moles always cancerous?
Not all scabby moles are cancerous. But scabby moles can be cancerous. For this reason, it’s important to get them checked out if you can’t trace the scabbing to a known skin injury.
Are Raised moles normal?
Normal moles
A normal mole is usually an evenly colored brown, tan, or black spot on the skin. It can be either flat or raised. It can be round or oval. Moles are generally less than 6 millimeters (about ¼ inch) across (about the width of a pencil eraser).
How can u tell if a mole is cancerous?
Redness or new swelling beyond the border of a mole. Color that spreads from the border of a spot into surrounding skin. Itching, pain, or tenderness in an area that doesn’t go away or goes away then comes back. Changes in the surface of a mole: oozing, scaliness, bleeding, or the appearance of a lump or bump.
Is melanoma hard or soft?
It may become hard or lumpy. The surface may ooze or bleed. Sometimes the melanoma is itchy, tender, or painful.
What does Stage 1 melanoma look like?
Stage I melanoma is no more than 1.0 millimeter thick (about the size of a sharpened pencil point), with or without an ulceration (broken skin). There is no evidence that Stage I melanoma has spread to the lymph tissues, lymph nodes, or body organs.