Malignant melanoma

My Mum has a rodent ulcer which is under her hair. The consultant advised leaving it that was about 2 years ago. Mum is 98 and it doesn't seem to bother her.

Google Bowen's disease and see if it looks similar.

It sounds like it could be a rodent ulcer which whilst cancerous is so slow growing that it isn't a worry they will remove it

Three years ago I had two lesions removed under general anethestic. This procedure didn't take long and healed very quickly with hardly any trace.

I thought melanoma developed from a mole?

Just been looking it up on google (I know, I know!) and it seems that recent research has shown that people with PD (which he has) are at higher risk of melanoma. It seems a long time to wait till 19th which is the first available appointment. He is worried - I caught him looking up about his pension and whether I would still get some of it if he died. We have to hope that it is nothing worrying. Fingers crossed.

It may not be a melanoma. There are all different sorts of skin cancers and some are very treatable. DiL developed a nasty on her face and that was whipped off - no problems since and that was about 5 or 6 years ago.

DD had a suspect lump on her back about 10 years ago. One of the GPs is a skin specialist and he removed it in the surgery and she's had no trouble since.