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Mole symptoms: Contents
  1. Mole symptoms: Introduction
  2. Causes (5 conditions)
  3. Diagnosis Checklist (12 listings)
  4. Misdiagnosis
  5. Home Diagnostic Testing
  6. Diagnostic Guides (Online)
  7. Treatments
  8. Diagnostic tests (7 listings)
  9. Symptom Checker
  10. Videos
  11. Choose Doctor
  12. Classifications
  13. Stories from Users

Mole symptoms: Introduction

Mole symptoms: Skin moles or growths on the skin. See free access online books about Mole symptoms below. See detailed information below for a list of 5 causes of Mole symptoms, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Mole symptoms

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Mole symptoms: Symptom Checker

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Mole symptoms

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Diagnostic Guides for Mole symptoms

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Mole symptoms: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Mole symptoms

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Mole symptoms: Related Rare Diseases

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Diagnostic tests for Mole symptoms:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Mole symptoms. Some of these are listed below :

  • Physical examination
    • Examine the mole and note features including position, color, size, shape and surface
    • Feel local lymph nodes for enlargement which suggests malignant change in a mole
    • Examine for signs of malignant change in mole - using the ABCDE system (e.g. Asymmetry, well-defined Border, variety of Colors seen under magnification, Diameter over 7mm, Elevation).
  • more tests...»

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Mole symptoms. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

  • How long has the mole been present? - Not all malignant melanoma arise in pre-existing pigmented moles. A lesion that appears quite quickly over a few weeks or months may also undergo malignant change.
  • When did you notice the mole symptoms? - the early diagnosis and treatment of melanoma profoundly affects the prognosis.
  • What mole symptoms do you have? - e.g. symptoms of malignant change in a mole include change in size, change in shape, change in color, itch, bleeding. Benign moles rarely cause any serious symptoms. They may be disfiguring, protrude above the skin surface and catch on clothes.
  • Age of the person with mole symptoms? - Everyone (except albinos) have a few moles at birth but the number increases during life. During childhood and adolescence moles may become more pigmented or completely regress. When enlarging and getting darker, a mole on a child may be difficult to distinguish from a malignant melanoma, but true malignant (cancerous) change in a mole is uncommon before puberty.
  • Ethnic group of the person with mole symptoms? - Moles are more common in Caucasians living in hot countries, such as Australia, because the skin is exposed to a greater quantity of ultraviolet light.
  • more questions...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Mole symptoms (12 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Mole symptoms) may include:

  • Symptoms of malignant change in a mole? - e.g. change in surface; itching; increase in size, shape or thickness; change in color; bleeding.
  • Itch? - may suggest malignant change.
  • Enlarged local lymph nodes? - suggests malignant change.
  • Bleeding? - may suggest malignant change. Usually the bleeding is slight but recurs each time the scab is rubbed off.
  • Symptoms of a halo naevus (mole)? - e.g. depigmented halo around a central dark colored mole. The central mole gradually disappears.
  • more symptoms...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Mole symptoms (12 listings)

Home Diagnostic Testing and Mole symptoms

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Organs affected by Mole symptoms:

The list of organs typically affected by Mole symptoms may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Mole symptoms

The list below shows some of the causes of Mole symptoms mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Mole symptoms?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Mole symptoms. Of the 5 causes of Mole symptoms that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 3 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 5 causes of Mole symptoms

Conditions listing symptoms: Mole symptoms:

The following list of conditions have 'Mole symptoms' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

C

  • Cancer ... Mole changes
  • CDK4 linked melanoma ... unusual mole

    M

  • Melanoma ... mole color irregularity, Abnormal mole, asymmetric mole, mole diameter, growing mole, Unusual mole features, mole edge irregularity, ABCD mole features, Change in a mole
  • Melanoma - astrocytoma syndrome ... unusual mole
  • Melanoma, familial ... unusual mole

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    • Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Mole symptoms?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Mole symptoms, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    Classifications of Mole symptoms:

    Medical Conditions associated with Mole symptoms:

    Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes)

    Symptoms related to Mole symptoms:

    Skin rash (930 causes), Skin blisters (337 causes), Skin lump (18 causes), Abscess (17 causes), Cancer, CDK4 linked melanoma, Melanoma, Familial

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