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A ABCDE
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Asymmetry
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B ABCDE
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Border irregularity
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C ABCDE
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Color variation
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D ABCDE
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Diameter
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E ABCDE
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Elevation or enlargement
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Asymmetry
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NOT regularly round or ovaltwo halves of lesion do not look the same
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Border irregularity
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Irregularitynotching, scalloping, ragged edges, poorly defined margins
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Color variation
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Areas of brown, tan, black, blue, red, white or combo
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Diameter
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>6mm (size of pencil eraser)early melanomas may be diagnosed at a smaller size
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