[Health Quick Reads] Is a skin mole likely to become malignant? How to quickly determine? The actual health guide】Remember the hit movie “Do Not Disturb 2” a few years ago? The main character played by Sun Honglei in the film, Li Xiangshan, died due to a mole that turned malignant to melanoma, causing many viewers to talk about “moles” and be concerned about moles and melanoma. In the real world, almost everyone has more or less “black moles” on their skin, so whether the moles on their body are malignant or not has become a hot topic of discussion and concern for a while. The good news is that most moles are benign] From a professional point of view, although moles are indeed one of the most common skin tumors, there is nothing to worry about. Why? Because most of the moles we see are benign and will not become malignant for life. In fact, moles are commonly known as “wart” and “mole”, which usually refer to professional pigmented moles and can be divided into two categories: one is congenital, that is, they are present at birth and gradually grow larger with the development of the body; the other is acquired, generally from a few years old to The other type is acquired, which usually appears gradually from a few years old to one or two decades old, and can also gradually become slightly larger with body development. The bad news is that very few moles can become malignant] Although most moles are benign, we can’t rule out that very few can become malignant. The following points can be mastered to determine whether a mole has the possibility of malignant change. 1. See if the mole is symmetrical. If a mole can be divided into two from its middle with a straight line, the part on both sides of the line is symmetrical to enhance benign, while malignant melanoma cannot be divided into two symmetrical parts with a straight line, and its shape is often irregular and asymmetrical. 2.Look at the edge of the mole. The edges of benign moles are mostly neat and smooth, with clear boundaries with the surrounding skin. Malignant melanoma has uneven, bumpy and jagged edges, which are not clearly demarcated from the surrounding normal tissues and often have pigmentation in the surrounding skin. 3.Look at the color of the mole. The color of benign moles is mostly a single brown or black color. Malignant melanoma, on the other hand, is more uneven in color and can be black, brown or yellow-brown interspersed with other colors, such as white, gray, red, pink or orchid. 4. Look at the size of the diameter of the mole. If the diameter is less than 5 mm, the mole is mostly benign, while the diameter of malignant melanoma is mostly more than 5 mm. 5.Look at the change of the mole. Benign moles do not change over the years and do not feel uncomfortable. Malignant melanoma, on the other hand, often increases in size within a short period of time, or is accompanied by itchy and painful discomfort, and new small “nevi” (i.e. satellite foci) appear on the skin nearby, or bleeding and ulcers appear, and it is difficult to heal after breaking down. In short, by combining the above methods, we can initially identify whether a “mole” on the body surface has become malignant. Of course, to determine the benignity and malignancy of moles more rigorously and precisely, further examinations should be conducted in skin or tumor specialists to clarify the pathological diagnosis and confirm whether the moles are indeed malignant, and then further individualized treatment should be considered.