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Suggest Treatment For Soreness Of Mole On Shoulder

I have a mole on my right shoulder that has been sore the last few days. I touched it and a tiny bit of clear or white liquid came out. My father has melanoma. I ve been checked in the past for it as well. Could this mole be serious? Should I get an emergency appointment?
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Thank you for asking Healthcare majic.
My name is Dr Ehsan Ullah &
I have gone through your query.

you have mentioned that you have a mole or lesion at your right shoulder which is sore and upon touching you have observed clear or whitish discharge...

It can be a discharging lesion like abscess or sinus but all such lesion need a careful clinical examination by the physician for the timely diagnosis and treatment.

you also have fear whether it can be melonoma or not soince
you have mentioned about your family history of melanoma

well
Melanomas often resemble moles;
some develop from moles.
The majority of melanomas are black or brown,
but they can also be skin-colored, pink, red, purple, blue or white

they have four types
one type is superficial
This type of melanoma can occur in a previously benign mole. The melanoma can be found almost anywhere on the body, but is most likely to occur on the trunk in men, the legs in women, and the upper back in both.

and

another type is invasive
most dangerous one as it spreads beneath the skin to other organ.

Melanomas are treatable if diagnosed early and treated timely

you should visit your Gp/ Physician to have this mole examined for timely treatment.

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Soreness Of Mole On Shoulder

Thank you for asking Healthcare majic. My name is Dr Ehsan Ullah & I have gone through your query. you have mentioned that you have a mole or lesion at your right shoulder which is sore and upon touching you have observed clear or whitish discharge... It can be a discharging lesion like abscess or sinus but all such lesion need a careful clinical examination by the physician for the timely diagnosis and treatment. you also have fear whether it can be melonoma or not soince you have mentioned about your family history of melanoma well Melanomas often resemble moles; some develop from moles. The majority of melanomas are black or brown, but they can also be skin-colored, pink, red, purple, blue or white they have four types one type is superficial This type of melanoma can occur in a previously benign mole. The melanoma can be found almost anywhere on the body, but is most likely to occur on the trunk in men, the legs in women, and the upper back in both. and another type is invasive most dangerous one as it spreads beneath the skin to other organ. Melanomas are treatable if diagnosed early and treated timely you should visit your Gp/ Physician to have this mole examined for timely treatment. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.