Is this growth a sign of skin cancer?

I have a strange growth on the inside of my leg that my husband calls: a hanging mole. It is the same color as the rest of my skin but it is swollen at it's base, slinder at the middle, and has a ball shape at the tip.





Should I be concerned about this? I've never seen this type of growth on my body before. It started to appear about two years ago.

Is this growth a sign of skin cancer?
It is hard for me to tell by the description, because the way that oncologists tell this is by not only looking at it, but also feeling it in a certain way. The best thing you could of done, was to get it checked out when it first appeared. Everyone should know that there is a difference between going to the doctor over nothing, and going to the doctor for a reason. You are a patient that has a reason. There are other things that this growth could be. Your best bet now is to go to the doctor and get it checked out. I am no doctor, although I have read the Merck Manual, EMT textbook, The Manual To Oncology, but I still have not gone to medical school yet, so don't use my advice as your treatment. Please, go to your doctor. I personally don't think that it is skin cancer, because you should have noticed other symptoms within two years. Now, if for some reason whether it be money, or something else, there are many websites that for a small price, you can ask trained professionals. In fact, if you belong to a hospital, your doctor may have a personal website in which you can submit a question. There are many ways. But you should be concerned. Any abnormal growth can be dangerous. And there is no harm in doing some research on the side ALONG with going to your doctor. What you are doing by asking this question is great, but you should also ask this same question to a doctor.
Reply:wow.. it's been there a long while huh?


i would've probably gone to a dermatologist a lot sooner..
Reply:this dont sound like skin cancer to me(and i think im an expert)lol it sounds what your husband says"hanging mole "nearly everyone gets these type of moles/warts whatever you want to call them ive had skin cancer for four years ans its nothing like you have discribed,ifyou been prodding!it thats why its probley in that funny shape,but to put your mind at rest see your gp,im sure you will be ok fingers x
Reply:You should have all moles checked by doctor.
Reply:From the description that you have given it sounds like a growth that my grandfather also has on his back. He has had it on his back for decades. It isn't discolored or anything its just a mole with extra skin.





I wouldn't be concerned about it, but of course I would go to a skin doctor to be safe. I've found this website on what skin cancer looks like. Perhaps this will help.