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Path report help??

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    sharp95
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      Hi!

      I had a mole on my knee  removed via punch biopsy 2 weeks ago.  I have the dermatopathology report, but have not yet heard from the dermatologist what it means.  Information online is confusing so I thought I'd ask here to see if someone had insight for me.  Here is the report:

      "Desmoplastic dermal nevus-immunoreactive for Melan-A and S100 stains. Ki-67 stain low proliferation index". 

      Hi!

      I had a mole on my knee  removed via punch biopsy 2 weeks ago.  I have the dermatopathology report, but have not yet heard from the dermatologist what it means.  Information online is confusing so I thought I'd ask here to see if someone had insight for me.  Here is the report:

      "Desmoplastic dermal nevus-immunoreactive for Melan-A and S100 stains. Ki-67 stain low proliferation index". 

      I had an atypical Spitz nevus 2 years ago, but that one was negative for S100 and Ki-67.  I had a re-excision procedure to ensure clear margins at that time.

        I'm just wondering if the above results would indicate further treatment (such as re-excisions) or do they mean a benign lesion?  I'm going to call the dermatologist on Monday, but any info in the meantime would be very appreciated.

      Thanks,

      Nicole

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