When to Biopsy - skin growth that increases in size
- mole or birthmark with irregular border and changes in size, thickness or texture
- 6 mm large lesion which appears after age 20 and is pigmented
- sore spot that fails to heal
Terms ACTINIC KERATOSIS A scaly growth due to the sun; it is a precancer that may become a squamous-cell skin cancer (carcinoma).
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