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Melanoma

Symptoms

Symptoms of several types of melanoma include:

  • Superficial spreading melanoma: small lesion with irregular border and brown, red, white, blue or blue-black spots on trunk or limbs
  • Nodular melanoma: shiny, firm, dome-shaped brown, black or pink bumps anywhere on skin
  • Acral lentiginous melanoma: irregular brown to black flat lesions on palms, soles, tips of fingers or toes, or mucous membranes; can also be a brown or black streak under a finger or toenail
  • Lentigo maligna melanoma: large brownish irregular spot with darker speckles on skin overexposed to sun, particularly the face or arms
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