text: answer this sensible...my wife has a brown spot that has developed under the skin on her leg.....? the spot is right under the skin on the front of her leg, between the ankle and knee. it is brown and she can mash her skin around the spot and it is like a sponge. her leg swells every day and the spot is as if she has a burn. this spot has been there for several months? does anyone have a similar condition or do you know a medical term for this condition or a cure? we need some help. thanks....art.. why haven't you taken her to a dermatologist or to her physician?  you should get medical advice regarding this, not laymen answers.    it may be nothing or it could be a significant indication of something...seek medical treatment soon.