Im 37, have had a swollen left groin lymph node for 2 months. In the last week it doubled in size, and the skin around it has become very tender (when I touch it directly, it does not hurt). I had a very large mole removed from my right leg a few years ago (4 surgeries to remove it & a lot of bed rest) because of a melanoma scare.  It did begin to grow back & they removed that, as well.  There is no sign of it on my leg.  Is it possible to get melanoma, without any signs on the skin/mole itself? Ive read that this could be a cause for swollen groin lymph nodes.
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have enlarged lymph node due to reactive hyperplasia as a result of some infection, or you have metastatic melanoma in lymph node. You should go for biopsy of that lymph node. It will give you exact idea regarding the cause. Then you should take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/ Chat Doctor. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.