In my case, a mysterious "deer tick" just appreared on the back ofmy left thigh. UPon removing it for biopsy, pathology repoty came back as malignant melanoma. It was a tin little deer tick mooking mole....jet black. HAd it remoed at Emory....7 inschgash fro a teeny mole............MOles that grow, change in appearence, scale or itch and seem not to heal, a new mole tath poops up.....keep a good check on your body.

I had a spots on my head that I asked three doctor "what is this". I was told it was nothing.

Irregularity of a mole. Melanoma is nothing more than mutation of cells. Not only can a mole turn into a melanoma, but also a scar or a burn spot you have had. Dogs get melanoma under their paws???????? yes they do, and african americans get melanoma (a close friend of mine who has never been in the sun). If you have a suspecious place you are concerned with please see a dermotologist and ahve them look at it. Melanoma can be deadly as it grows fast and spreads to lymph nodes. If caught early, can be removed and you go on with life....if not, it can take you out.

I went to three doctors about a spot on my head and each time I was told it was nothing at all. This went on for over a year. This mark really bothered me a whole lot as did their lack of care and their five minutes or less appointment I was getting at this clinic. I got an appointment with a out of town doctor. Well I got some real bad news. Well, this nothing is MELANOMA. I had to have surgery. I am so sick over this. They had to do a sentinel node mapping first then they had to remove a three inch circle on the top of head. They also had to cut both sides of my neck to check these nodes. The nodes checked out okay as did the skin they removed. This is so wrong what I had to go through. I was going to a dermatologist at the clinic. I thought I would be Okay and never get anything late. I went through hell with this because it was found late and treated late. It was stage 1A and that was about a year ago. It depth was .75mm. You must get melanoma ASAP. It you think it something bad get if off. Make sure you see a good doctor. Be care full...it's your life. I was in the service and this is how they treat our veterans.