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- June 22, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Hi,
I am 33 year old Canadian newly diagnosed Stage 1B, had my WLE and SLNB last month and while all the tissue and nodes were clear I still have some questions about original pathology.
Originally, I had a shave biopsy which was bisected; one pathologist reported 1 mm and other 1.45 not ulcerated Clark 3 (one patholgist said deeper levels of skin show involvement of deep and lateral resection margins which were not reviewed by other pathologist) Surgeon didnt seem concerned when I pointed this out.
Hi,
I am 33 year old Canadian newly diagnosed Stage 1B, had my WLE and SLNB last month and while all the tissue and nodes were clear I still have some questions about original pathology.
Originally, I had a shave biopsy which was bisected; one pathologist reported 1 mm and other 1.45 not ulcerated Clark 3 (one patholgist said deeper levels of skin show involvement of deep and lateral resection margins which were not reviewed by other pathologist) Surgeon didnt seem concerned when I pointed this out.
Since it was a shave biopsy I expected depth to increase but onc surgeon told me there was absolutely no evidence of melanoma in wle tissue so depth remains 1.45 (seems like this never happens with shave biopsies, am I right). Surgeon said they throughly examine tissue with hundreds of slides and hence 3 week wait for results!! She said I should be reassured it didnt have any further melanoma in wle. But somehow I am not.
Histologic Type: Other – Lentiginous. Now is this the same as "lentigo maligna melanoma" because that is rare associated with elderly/sun damaged and slow evolving which is not my case. Noticed it on posterior upper shoulder/arm in shower 6 months ago. It was brown and symmetrical ( glad I insisted I get it off soon!)
I have also read its difficult to decipher between lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma. Just seems funny because pics Ive seen online dont look anything at all like mine.
Mitosis is listed as 3 by one pathologist and >1mm2 by the other. Peripherl margins say both involved by invasive melanoma and involved by melanoma in situ. Even though I should be relatively pleased with my surgery outcome (though realize no guarantee) I am now wondering if I should ask for another pathologist to examine orginal tumor. Will it change my staging – probably not but I am so scared because 1.45 seems relatively risky. What is your opinion? Thanks and best wishes to you all.
Francesca
Tagged: cutaneous melanoma
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