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    • November 7, 2017 at 8:23 pm
    muphinn
    Participant

      Well, hello!

       Wide excision and one lymph node removed. Got copy of inital path report from mole removal done Oct 26.

      Results …

      Type  Superficial Spreading with Nodular Growth

      NOT ulcerated

      Depth 1.5mm

      Regression not identified

      Mitoses 7

      Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes present, non-brisk

      Path code T2a

       

      Any insight on these results appreciated and a thousand thanks for the wonderful responses to my first post. 

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        • November 7, 2017 at 9:57 pm
        ed williams
        Participant

          Hi Muphinn, so who are you dealing with at this point? Is it a surgeon or pathologist or have you been given a referal to an Oncologist? What was the next steps given to you based on the path report?

            • November 7, 2017 at 10:12 pm
            muphinn
            Participant

              Thanks Ed. Based on that path report it was advised to have wide exicision and SLNB and those were done today. My 'regular' surgeon said I would see an oncologist regardless of results of today's proceedures.

              • November 8, 2017 at 12:27 am
              ed williams
              Participant

                Wishing you the best, hope the result come back negative!!!Ed

              • November 9, 2017 at 8:10 am
              stars
              Participant

                Overall it's a good picture but there are some concerning elements. For example, superficial spreading is often very slow growing but nodular is aggressive, so nodular growth is not good. 'Not ulcerated' is great news, ulceration is not a good thing. Depth 1.5mm is still thin but over the magic 1mm mark, therefore you need and SLNB. 'Regression not identified' is good. Mitoses 7 is not so good, that means it was in a growth phase/growing. Overall though, the odds are very much in your favor.

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