Hi all,
After a whirlwind 2-months it seems like this isn’t going to end anytime soon. Two months ago I had a 2b melanoma removed from my ear with WAE and SLNB. Negative on SLNB and margins were clear. About 5 weeks after surgery I had a skin check for a new mole that appeared on the ear that just had the WAE. The derm said it looked normal but because it was new we were going to remove it. He said that even if it was melanoma it would be small and a new one rather than a resurgence.
Results came back today and it was moderately atypical but not melanoma. I’m supposed to go back and get margins around this one. Derm said it was not much to worry about and would just be some more off my ear (what’s left haha). I spoke to the surgeon and he seemed concerned that this could be a resurgence and would send me to stage 3. I’m guessing he was concerned that the pathologists missed that is was melanoma? or perhaps was turning into melanoma? but from the old one and not a new one?
I haven’t received the pathology report yet but the internet is less than helpful on moderately atypical. That seems more often used to describe the mole itself. I think it would be a coincidence that I had a new mole that was unrelated, but it didn’t look like resurgence from what I could find. Anyone know more resurgence/atypical versus melanoma? I’m confused from the different perspectives from doctors.
