How do you know if your melanoma was BRAF Positive?
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How do you know if your melanoma was BRAF Positive?

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    • June 15, 2016 at 2:10 pm
    laulamb
    Participant

    Hello,

    How do you know if your melanoma is BRAF postive or not?  Should it be on the pathology report when they removed the sental lymph nodes and wide area excision? 

    Thanks!

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      • June 15, 2016 at 3:04 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      Not typically.  It is more likely done at stage IV when a tumor is biopsied or removed.  If the sentinel node is positive, it is possible you could ask for it to be done I suppose.  It is a separate genetic test totally separate from anything normally done for biopsies and removal and testing of lymph nodes.

      • June 15, 2016 at 3:04 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      Not typically.  It is more likely done at stage IV when a tumor is biopsied or removed.  If the sentinel node is positive, it is possible you could ask for it to be done I suppose.  It is a separate genetic test totally separate from anything normally done for biopsies and removal and testing of lymph nodes.

      • June 15, 2016 at 3:04 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      Not typically.  It is more likely done at stage IV when a tumor is biopsied or removed.  If the sentinel node is positive, it is possible you could ask for it to be done I suppose.  It is a separate genetic test totally separate from anything normally done for biopsies and removal and testing of lymph nodes.

      • June 15, 2016 at 5:57 pm
      KimberlyVU
      Participant

      I just wanted to say thank you for this question and answer

      • June 15, 2016 at 5:57 pm
      KimberlyVU
      Participant

      I just wanted to say thank you for this question and answer

      • June 15, 2016 at 5:57 pm
      KimberlyVU
      Participant

      I just wanted to say thank you for this question and answer

      • June 15, 2016 at 6:18 pm
      MoiraM
      Participant

      My was done when my primary was removed and is in my initial pathology report.

      • June 15, 2016 at 6:18 pm
      MoiraM
      Participant

      My was done when my primary was removed and is in my initial pathology report.

      • June 15, 2016 at 6:18 pm
      MoiraM
      Participant

      My was done when my primary was removed and is in my initial pathology report.

      • June 16, 2016 at 9:39 am
      fortiz
      Participant
      The BRAF test can be made afterwards if you have a piece of tissue stored from your  initial biopsy. Ask your physician.
      With my wife it was tested like that.
       
        • June 21, 2016 at 7:06 pm
        ilikepralinen
        Participant
        As per my pathologic report, They used my biopsy material ,
        Against material s100 in a immunochemical reaction shows a colour change…biopsy msterial against material p53 also shows nucleas of tumour materials could be seen…biopsy material against map2, they could see the structure… against material melanA they were able to see a reaction.

        Implies brafv600e mutation…(c1799t>a)

        • June 21, 2016 at 7:06 pm
        ilikepralinen
        Participant
        As per my pathologic report, They used my biopsy material ,
        Against material s100 in a immunochemical reaction shows a colour change…biopsy msterial against material p53 also shows nucleas of tumour materials could be seen…biopsy material against map2, they could see the structure… against material melanA they were able to see a reaction.

        Implies brafv600e mutation…(c1799t>a)

        • June 21, 2016 at 7:06 pm
        ilikepralinen
        Participant
        As per my pathologic report, They used my biopsy material ,
        Against material s100 in a immunochemical reaction shows a colour change…biopsy msterial against material p53 also shows nucleas of tumour materials could be seen…biopsy material against map2, they could see the structure… against material melanA they were able to see a reaction.

        Implies brafv600e mutation…(c1799t>a)

        • June 21, 2016 at 7:08 pm
        ilikepralinen
        Participant
        As per my pathologic report, They used my biopsy material ,
        Against material s100 in a immunochemical reaction shows a colour change…biopsy msterial against material p53 also shows nucleas of tumour materials could be seen…biopsy material against map2, they could see the structure… against material melanA they were able to see a reaction.

        Implies brafv600e mutation…(c1799t>a)

        • June 21, 2016 at 7:08 pm
        ilikepralinen
        Participant
        As per my pathologic report, They used my biopsy material ,
        Against material s100 in a immunochemical reaction shows a colour change…biopsy msterial against material p53 also shows nucleas of tumour materials could be seen…biopsy material against map2, they could see the structure… against material melanA they were able to see a reaction.

        Implies brafv600e mutation…(c1799t>a)

        • June 21, 2016 at 7:08 pm
        ilikepralinen
        Participant
        As per my pathologic report, They used my biopsy material ,
        Against material s100 in a immunochemical reaction shows a colour change…biopsy msterial against material p53 also shows nucleas of tumour materials could be seen…biopsy material against map2, they could see the structure… against material melanA they were able to see a reaction.

        Implies brafv600e mutation…(c1799t>a)

      • June 16, 2016 at 9:39 am
      fortiz
      Participant
      The BRAF test can be made afterwards if you have a piece of tissue stored from your  initial biopsy. Ask your physician.
      With my wife it was tested like that.
       
      • June 16, 2016 at 9:39 am
      fortiz
      Participant
      The BRAF test can be made afterwards if you have a piece of tissue stored from your  initial biopsy. Ask your physician.
      With my wife it was tested like that.
       
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