Mole. Close-up of a mole (pigmented naevus) on the skin. A mole is a benign skin growth that is dark brown due to the overproduction of the skin pigme

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Mole. Close-up of a mole (pigmented naevus) on the skin. A mole is a benign skin growth that is dark brown due to the overproduction of the skin pigment melanin. Most moles are harmless and require no treatment. However, some may grow, become itchy, bleed and become cancerous. Such moles are surgically removed.

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Keywords: benign, biology, caucasian, close-, growth, harmless, healthy, medicine, melanin, mole, naevus, normal, pigmented, single, skin