Will a "picked off" nodular melanoma grow back to a visible state?

September 20, 2014
Asked By:anonyman

Yesterday I noticed a 2 mm brown itchy nodule on the back of my hand. It appeared to have a pus head but didn't look like a pimple. When I tried to "pop it" with a sterilized pin, the nodule opened but no pus came out. I then tore the nodule off leaving a small flat wound. However, as I suffer from Health Anxiety, I now worry I may have picked off a nodular melanoma. I'm afraid I may have removed visible evidence. If it is melanoma, will it grow back so I (and a doctor) can see it again?

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