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Blood vessels?

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    • August 29, 2012 at 6:44 pm
    alicat
    Participant

    Dr said that they were concerned becasue there were alot of blood vessels running into the spot they removed on my sons shoulder.  What does that mean?

    Dr said that they were concerned becasue there were alot of blood vessels running into the spot they removed on my sons shoulder.  What does that mean?

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      • August 29, 2012 at 7:51 pm
      W.
      Participant

      Tumors often have the ability to induce the growth of new blood vessels.

      However, this does not necessary mean that it is a malignant thing.

      Benign nevi also make new blood vessels. This is often the case with "Spitz nevi" which are somewhat common in children.

      Here is a study that compares the vessel growth of melanoma and Spitz nevi: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9194579

      • August 29, 2012 at 7:51 pm
      W.
      Participant

      Tumors often have the ability to induce the growth of new blood vessels.

      However, this does not necessary mean that it is a malignant thing.

      Benign nevi also make new blood vessels. This is often the case with "Spitz nevi" which are somewhat common in children.

      Here is a study that compares the vessel growth of melanoma and Spitz nevi: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9194579

      • August 29, 2012 at 7:51 pm
      W.
      Participant

      Tumors often have the ability to induce the growth of new blood vessels.

      However, this does not necessary mean that it is a malignant thing.

      Benign nevi also make new blood vessels. This is often the case with "Spitz nevi" which are somewhat common in children.

      Here is a study that compares the vessel growth of melanoma and Spitz nevi: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9194579

        • August 29, 2012 at 7:56 pm
        alicat
        Participant

        My son is 17 yrs old and we have a strong family historty of Melanoma.  My husband had stage 3 and my mother  inlaw died from melaonoma when she was 29. The spot they biopsied looked suspious.  I was just taken back by the docters concern.  

        • August 29, 2012 at 7:56 pm
        alicat
        Participant

        My son is 17 yrs old and we have a strong family historty of Melanoma.  My husband had stage 3 and my mother  inlaw died from melaonoma when she was 29. The spot they biopsied looked suspious.  I was just taken back by the docters concern.  

        • August 29, 2012 at 7:56 pm
        alicat
        Participant

        My son is 17 yrs old and we have a strong family historty of Melanoma.  My husband had stage 3 and my mother  inlaw died from melaonoma when she was 29. The spot they biopsied looked suspious.  I was just taken back by the docters concern.  

        • August 29, 2012 at 8:03 pm
        WayneG
        Participant

        Concern is better than my dermatologist who looked at the mole behind my ear and said, no problem, that I "might" want to get it removed, and that the incidence of melanoma was not increasing.  That was 13 years ago and yes, it was melanoma.  Needless to say I fired that doctor.  Always better to be vigilent.

        Wayne

        • August 29, 2012 at 8:03 pm
        WayneG
        Participant

        Concern is better than my dermatologist who looked at the mole behind my ear and said, no problem, that I "might" want to get it removed, and that the incidence of melanoma was not increasing.  That was 13 years ago and yes, it was melanoma.  Needless to say I fired that doctor.  Always better to be vigilent.

        Wayne

        • August 29, 2012 at 8:03 pm
        WayneG
        Participant

        Concern is better than my dermatologist who looked at the mole behind my ear and said, no problem, that I "might" want to get it removed, and that the incidence of melanoma was not increasing.  That was 13 years ago and yes, it was melanoma.  Needless to say I fired that doctor.  Always better to be vigilent.

        Wayne

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