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Q: Pearly bump - is it skin cancer?

asked by: jazzpiper on March 28th, 2009

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I had a pearly bump seven years ago and i thought it was wart, i use wart removal and the bumped becomes flat, but over time it turns into a black patch. I'm very concern if this is a form of skin cancer. I'm 26 years old and hardly get exposed to sun

Image : http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/184/sking.j pg
Any advice? I'm meeting with a derm in a week, but I can hardly sleep because of this

Thanks

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MandMs

replied on March 31st, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

Pearly bump could be a form of skin cancer, known as basal cell carcinoma.
It is very slow growing cancer that rarely causes metastases.
The true diagnosis can be given only by your dermatologist.

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