Suggest Treatment For Flat Mole Under Armpit

Posted on Fri, 11 Dec 2015

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Question : I discovered this mole/discoloration in my armpit recently. Worried it could a melanoma. Does it look cancerous?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Most likely a benign junctional nevus

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

I have gone through your query and I have also reviewed the Images. I can see a single, oval, pigmented, flat lesion, in axilla which looks like a junctional melanocytic nevus.
It seems very benign, on account of its uniform color, well defined, regular margins and overall symmetricity.

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