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Pathology results

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    • September 24, 2016 at 2:21 am
    OLdakasha
    Participant

    I had a mole removed from my neck a little over a week ago. It was itchy and inflamed and had grown recently. The doctor put in the orders that they were trying to see if it was melanoma. I think she used the initials AMM. I got my printed results today and I'm kinda confused. The nurse called and said my mole was basically growing scar tissue; however, I'm unsure why an uninjured mole would do this. These are the pathology results that were written down: Desmoplastic compound nevus. p16,

    MART-1, and Ki-67

    immunostains examined.

    GROSS:

    Specimen labeled right neck is a 0.6 cm in diameter x 0.4 cm in depth

    punch of tan skin with a 0.4 cm central brown papule. Entirely

    submitted in 1A – three fragments.

    Is this something to be concerned about or get a second opinion on? 

    Thanks for the help. 

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      • September 25, 2016 at 3:16 am
      debwray
      Participant

      Hi,

      Sounds like your dermatologist wanted to confirm it was not an unpigmented melanoma.or amelanotic malignant melanoma AMM.

      They have conducted p16 and ki67 tests which differentiate suspect lesions.

      Think you said this was a punch biopsy. If you are still concerned in spite of the favourable report you could have the rest excised. Then even if it was misreported you are OK. However, where there is doubt the pathologist usually reports along the lines melanoma can not be excluded and recommends precautionary treatment..so I would think in all probability this is something you can forget about and move on.

      Deb

      • September 25, 2016 at 3:16 am
      debwray
      Participant

      Hi,

      Sounds like your dermatologist wanted to confirm it was not an unpigmented melanoma.or amelanotic malignant melanoma AMM.

      They have conducted p16 and ki67 tests which differentiate suspect lesions.

      Think you said this was a punch biopsy. If you are still concerned in spite of the favourable report you could have the rest excised. Then even if it was misreported you are OK. However, where there is doubt the pathologist usually reports along the lines melanoma can not be excluded and recommends precautionary treatment..so I would think in all probability this is something you can forget about and move on.

      Deb

      • September 25, 2016 at 3:16 am
      debwray
      Participant

      Hi,

      Sounds like your dermatologist wanted to confirm it was not an unpigmented melanoma.or amelanotic malignant melanoma AMM.

      They have conducted p16 and ki67 tests which differentiate suspect lesions.

      Think you said this was a punch biopsy. If you are still concerned in spite of the favourable report you could have the rest excised. Then even if it was misreported you are OK. However, where there is doubt the pathologist usually reports along the lines melanoma can not be excluded and recommends precautionary treatment..so I would think in all probability this is something you can forget about and move on.

      Deb

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