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Need help reading a mole biopsy

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    • September 18, 2019 at 5:25 pm
    Mamashay
    Participant
      Hello. I have a few abnormal moles, for example they are raised and range from tan, to dark brown. A couple of weeks ago one of these moles turned black, fell off, and grew back within a week. I had this mole removed last week and got the results this morning via email.

      I’m out of town currently so am unable to meet with my doctor for another 2 weeks and was hoping someone could help me understand this. Thanks.

      Final DX
      Skin, right arm, shave biopsy:
      Traumatized/irritated compound nevus with occasional dermal mitotic figures, involving the margins. See comments.

      Comments:
      Deeper levels were examined. Due to the presence of occasional dermal mitotic figures, re-excision to ensure complete removal is reccomend.

      Gross description:
      Recieved is one container specimen in formalin, labeled with proper patient identification. Designated “arm right” is a 0.8cm skin shave with a 0.4cm pink-brown papule. Inked red and submitted sectioned through the papule, entirely in A1. MJG

      Microscopic:
      Microscopic examination performed.

      Thanks again for any help.

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        • September 19, 2019 at 12:33 am
        MelanomaMike
        Participant
          Hi mamashay, I’m Mike nice to meet you, well, I’m not a good “reader” of pathology reports but, I do know this, your report does Not say “Melanoma” in this round, it’s recommended to do an excision to get the rest out, hopefully that additional pathology report doesn’t diagnose you with Melanoma, I wanna say so far your looking good!
            • September 20, 2019 at 1:54 pm
            Mamashay
            Participant
              Thank you so much. Google was definitely eating me.
            • September 21, 2019 at 5:54 pm
            Ellie_82
            Participant
              Here is the lay explanation: pathologist saw a traumatized mole. Sometimes when moles are traumatized, they may look odd. Because it looks a little odd, he or she recommended to completely cut it out. That’s really all there is to it.
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