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    • May 2, 2015 at 9:14 pm
    MoiraPA
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    Hey everyone. This might be a dumb question but can someone tell me what "AML" means/stands-for if on a pathology report (from a shave biopsy) it's listed as the "clinical diagnosis"?

    if it matters, the mole came back severely atypical

    Thanks!

     

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      • May 2, 2015 at 9:25 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      You need to give us context.  It could be amelanotic (without color) but without some type of context, it is hard to know.

        • May 2, 2015 at 10:54 pm
        MoiraPA
        Participant

        Shave biopsy done on skin near elbow. Was a brown/black mole. Came back as "severely atypical" so we're getting all of it removed probably with some skin around it. When leaving we asked for a copy of the pathology report which says: "Compound Dyplastic Nevus With Focal Severe Atypia" and "the biopsy shows a compound nevis with architectural disorder and focal pagetoid spread with cytologic atypia" and that the case was reviewed at the Dermatopathology Consensus Conference.

        Below that it says how the specimen was received (formalin-containing bottle etc) and states: 

        "Clinical Disgnosis: AML"

         

        thanks !

        • May 3, 2015 at 1:00 am
        Janner
        Participant

        My best guess:  atypical melanocytes lesion.

        • May 3, 2015 at 1:44 am
        MoiraPA
        Participant

        Sounds probable. Thank you

        • May 3, 2015 at 2:24 am
        Janner
        Participant

        Autocorrect….. Atypical Melanocytic lesion

        • May 3, 2015 at 2:24 am
        Janner
        Participant

        Autocorrect….. Atypical Melanocytic lesion

        • May 3, 2015 at 2:24 am
        Janner
        Participant

        Autocorrect….. Atypical Melanocytic lesion

        • May 3, 2015 at 1:44 am
        MoiraPA
        Participant

        Sounds probable. Thank you

        • May 3, 2015 at 1:44 am
        MoiraPA
        Participant

        Sounds probable. Thank you

        • May 3, 2015 at 1:00 am
        Janner
        Participant

        My best guess:  atypical melanocytes lesion.

        • May 3, 2015 at 1:00 am
        Janner
        Participant

        My best guess:  atypical melanocytes lesion.

        • May 2, 2015 at 10:54 pm
        MoiraPA
        Participant

        Shave biopsy done on skin near elbow. Was a brown/black mole. Came back as "severely atypical" so we're getting all of it removed probably with some skin around it. When leaving we asked for a copy of the pathology report which says: "Compound Dyplastic Nevus With Focal Severe Atypia" and "the biopsy shows a compound nevis with architectural disorder and focal pagetoid spread with cytologic atypia" and that the case was reviewed at the Dermatopathology Consensus Conference.

        Below that it says how the specimen was received (formalin-containing bottle etc) and states: 

        "Clinical Disgnosis: AML"

         

        thanks !

        • May 2, 2015 at 10:54 pm
        MoiraPA
        Participant

        Shave biopsy done on skin near elbow. Was a brown/black mole. Came back as "severely atypical" so we're getting all of it removed probably with some skin around it. When leaving we asked for a copy of the pathology report which says: "Compound Dyplastic Nevus With Focal Severe Atypia" and "the biopsy shows a compound nevis with architectural disorder and focal pagetoid spread with cytologic atypia" and that the case was reviewed at the Dermatopathology Consensus Conference.

        Below that it says how the specimen was received (formalin-containing bottle etc) and states: 

        "Clinical Disgnosis: AML"

         

        thanks !

      • May 2, 2015 at 9:25 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      You need to give us context.  It could be amelanotic (without color) but without some type of context, it is hard to know.

      • May 2, 2015 at 9:25 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      You need to give us context.  It could be amelanotic (without color) but without some type of context, it is hard to know.

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