What Causes Black Raised Pigmentation On The Hand?

Posted on Wed, 27 Sep 2017

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Question : Hello, my sister has a birthmark on her hand and I just noticed a slightly raised black pigmentation on it today. Is this Melanoma from what you could tell from the picture? Thanks

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Possibly a pigmented nevus

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I have checked the attached image. It is possibly just a pigmented nevus. It cannot be commented definitively without a biopsy but if the size remains the same (with respect to the size of her hand) since birth, there is no reason to get apprehensive.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar