Worried mother

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    • May 8, 2011 at 1:02 pm
    A
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      Hello everyone,

      My 4 y.o. boy developed strange bump on the palm of his hand: it is reddish but when I press on it it becomes almost flesh colored.
      I am Stage 1 patient and I admit that anything strange or unusual on the skin of my kids drives me crazy.  Warts do not blanch, do they? Should I be worried????

      Hello everyone,

      My 4 y.o. boy developed strange bump on the palm of his hand: it is reddish but when I press on it it becomes almost flesh colored.
      I am Stage 1 patient and I admit that anything strange or unusual on the skin of my kids drives me crazy.  Warts do not blanch, do they? Should I be worried????

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        • May 8, 2011 at 3:26 pm
        Janner
        Participant

          Melanoma doesn't blanch, neither do other cancers.  When something blanches, it means it is most likely vascular in nature.  Look up hemangioma.  These are often red vascular areas where blood vessels are closer to the surface than in other areas.  As always, if you are very concerned, consult a doctor.

          Best wishes,

          Janner

          • May 8, 2011 at 3:26 pm
          Janner
          Participant

            Melanoma doesn't blanch, neither do other cancers.  When something blanches, it means it is most likely vascular in nature.  Look up hemangioma.  These are often red vascular areas where blood vessels are closer to the surface than in other areas.  As always, if you are very concerned, consult a doctor.

            Best wishes,

            Janner

              • May 10, 2011 at 5:34 am
              Ali
              Participant

                I have to say, I had a recurrence on my leg, which did indeed blanch.  We looked at it with a magnifying glass, and when you pressed it up against the glass, it lost all its color. 

                I would always have something suspicious taken out and looked at.  Many melanomas don't look like the textbook case.  Not to worry you, it probably is nothing, but it doesn't hurt to have it looked at.

                Good luck!

                • May 10, 2011 at 9:11 pm
                Janner
                Participant

                  If you had blanching, then it means there were blood vessels present.  They could have been on/near/involved in a melanoma tumor.  Melanoma cells themselves don't blanch, blood vessels do.  So while nothing (including blanching in your case) is ever absolute, it's a pretty good bet it's benign.  Hemangiomas are extremely common.  Melanoma tumors that blanch on a palm in a 4 year old aren't.  As with ANYTHING presented here, if you are concerned, you should speak with a qualified physician.

                  Best wishes,

                  Janner

                  • May 10, 2011 at 9:11 pm
                  Janner
                  Participant

                    If you had blanching, then it means there were blood vessels present.  They could have been on/near/involved in a melanoma tumor.  Melanoma cells themselves don't blanch, blood vessels do.  So while nothing (including blanching in your case) is ever absolute, it's a pretty good bet it's benign.  Hemangiomas are extremely common.  Melanoma tumors that blanch on a palm in a 4 year old aren't.  As with ANYTHING presented here, if you are concerned, you should speak with a qualified physician.

                    Best wishes,

                    Janner

                    • May 10, 2011 at 5:34 am
                    Ali
                    Participant

                      I have to say, I had a recurrence on my leg, which did indeed blanch.  We looked at it with a magnifying glass, and when you pressed it up against the glass, it lost all its color. 

                      I would always have something suspicious taken out and looked at.  Many melanomas don't look like the textbook case.  Not to worry you, it probably is nothing, but it doesn't hurt to have it looked at.

                      Good luck!

                    • May 8, 2011 at 4:14 pm
                    akls
                    Participant

                      I just wanted to tell you that I can relate to the freaking out over your kids thing.  My 9 year old was taking a shower last summer and I went in to wash her hair for her and she had this small black lump on her side.  I was absolutely terrified that it was a fast growing melanoma.  My husband came in and I had him look at it.  He got his pen light out and shined it on it and low and behold legs popped out from under it.  It was a deer tick!  She had been rolling in the lawn earlier and it found her.  My sister the nurse came over and removed it, and promptly told me that I was the first person she had ever met that was happy to find a tick on her child.

                      I'm sure this is nothing on your son, but you should still get it checked even if it's for your own peace of mind.

                       

                      Take care and happy Mother's Day

                      Amy S. in Michigan

                      • May 8, 2011 at 4:14 pm
                      akls
                      Participant

                        I just wanted to tell you that I can relate to the freaking out over your kids thing.  My 9 year old was taking a shower last summer and I went in to wash her hair for her and she had this small black lump on her side.  I was absolutely terrified that it was a fast growing melanoma.  My husband came in and I had him look at it.  He got his pen light out and shined it on it and low and behold legs popped out from under it.  It was a deer tick!  She had been rolling in the lawn earlier and it found her.  My sister the nurse came over and removed it, and promptly told me that I was the first person she had ever met that was happy to find a tick on her child.

                        I'm sure this is nothing on your son, but you should still get it checked even if it's for your own peace of mind.

                         

                        Take care and happy Mother's Day

                        Amy S. in Michigan

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