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What is ulceration?
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What is ulceration?

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    • June 13, 2015 at 1:58 pm
    mdoh
    Participant

      Can anyone clarify for me the definition of ulceration?  My mole protruded above the skin and was bleeding.  However, my doc said that it was not ulcerated because ulceration comes from below.  It is 2.58 mm deep with meitotic rate of 3. 

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        • June 13, 2015 at 2:49 pm
        Janner
        Participant

          Ulceration is ONLY visible at the microscopic level where the epidermis is no longer intact.  Bleeding lesions can happen in ulcerated lesions, but bleeding by itself does not mean a lesion is ulcerated.  Only the pathologist can make this determination.

            • June 13, 2015 at 3:35 pm
            mdoh
            Participant

              Whew!  Thank you.  This is so helpful.  I had thought that because my mole was bleeding (and I stupidly kept it covered with a bandaid for months) that it was ulcerated. 

              • June 13, 2015 at 3:35 pm
              mdoh
              Participant

                Whew!  Thank you.  This is so helpful.  I had thought that because my mole was bleeding (and I stupidly kept it covered with a bandaid for months) that it was ulcerated. 

                • June 13, 2015 at 3:35 pm
                mdoh
                Participant

                  Whew!  Thank you.  This is so helpful.  I had thought that because my mole was bleeding (and I stupidly kept it covered with a bandaid for months) that it was ulcerated. 

                • June 13, 2015 at 2:49 pm
                Janner
                Participant

                  Ulceration is ONLY visible at the microscopic level where the epidermis is no longer intact.  Bleeding lesions can happen in ulcerated lesions, but bleeding by itself does not mean a lesion is ulcerated.  Only the pathologist can make this determination.

                  • June 13, 2015 at 2:49 pm
                  Janner
                  Participant

                    Ulceration is ONLY visible at the microscopic level where the epidermis is no longer intact.  Bleeding lesions can happen in ulcerated lesions, but bleeding by itself does not mean a lesion is ulcerated.  Only the pathologist can make this determination.

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