Is the festering black mole on the neck melanoma?

If you have a black mole on your neck and it shows signs of ulceration, you should be highly vigilant because it may be a malignant melanoma. You should go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis in time to avoid more adverse effects on your health. If it is really a melanoma, it will often show a variety of symptoms. For example, the edges of the melanoma will appear uneven and will spread.

What is melanoma?

Melanoma is a malignant tumor arising from melanocytes in pigmented areas of the skin, mucous membranes, eyes, and central nervous system. Not all moles will become malignant. Most malignant melanomas originate from melanocytes in normal skin, and some originate from pigmented nevi. Melanoma occurs more frequently in middle-aged and elderly people, and is more common in men than in women. The disease is most common in the lower limbs and feet, followed by the trunk, head and neck, and upper limbs.

1. Edge:

The changes are often jagged and jagged, which are caused by the spread of the tumor or spontaneous degeneration.

2. Surface:

Not smooth. Often rough with scaly or flaky desquamation. Sometimes there is exudation or bleeding, and the lesions may be higher than the skin surface. The skin around the lesion may become edematous or lose its original skin luster or turn white or gray.

3. Color:

Most malignant melanomas are unevenly mixed with brown, black, red, white or blue. If a skin mole changes color, you should be particularly vigilant.

4. Abnormal sensation: local itching, burning pain or tenderness. When the above changes occur, it strongly suggests the possibility of malignant melanoma. It can be said that any changes in skin moles should be followed by an excisional biopsy.