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Newly diagnosed Tragus

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    • March 10, 2019 at 12:30 am
    smelissasuey
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      I was just diagnosed this week with Melanoma of the Tragus. Biopsy was 7mmX5mmX1mm. The biopsy report says melanoma in Situ extends to the lateral margin and also gives a Breslow Depth of 0.35. I am scheduled Monday for a surgical consultation. My regular derm has not explained anything to me. I have been searching the Internet and have found that melanoma in Situ does not have a Breslow Depth so why do I have a depth if it is in Situ? Margins were not clear so is this just preliminary, no staging or anything on initial biopsy. With this being on my ear/face I am very concerned about how they will even clear the margins. Any insight would be appreciated, I am driving myself nuts looking at all this stuff and Monday cannot come soon enough!

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        • March 11, 2019 at 2:30 pm
        markmsn
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          I had almost the same thing done 5 weeks ago but just in front of my tragus (they actually did the WLE into it though) .   Now you can barely tell I even had the surgery.  I recommend a MOHs surgeon as they know how to make the incision lines hidden right along your ear.   Mine was MIS as well (or at least atypical) . I've had conflicting information.   They did the 5mm margins on mine.    

            • March 11, 2019 at 7:03 pm
            smelissasuey
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              Thank you for replying! The dr said I am stage 1a and that he will be doing 1 cm margins and I will require a skin graft. Mine is outside on top of tragus but will have to cut margins into the inner canal and up into ear and probably take some cartilage off. Will be done under general anesthesia. 

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