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- May 12, 2011 at 3:30 am
I am currently Stage 3b after having had two WLE and negative SNB's on the left leg and did one month of high dose interferon. Seems like every 5 years, melanoma reappears on my leg. My derm just did a shave biopsy in the same area that came back as melanoma , but it is very thin (.2mm). Will be seeing my oncologist and onc.
I am currently Stage 3b after having had two WLE and negative SNB's on the left leg and did one month of high dose interferon. Seems like every 5 years, melanoma reappears on my leg. My derm just did a shave biopsy in the same area that came back as melanoma , but it is very thin (.2mm). Will be seeing my oncologist and onc. surgeon next week, but am wondering if I should be expecting them to suggest a Wide Local Excision (WLE) and Sentinel Node Biopsy (SNB) again due to it being a recurrance, even though it is very thin? The biopsy was a 5 x 4 x 1mm area, and the path report did say the melanoma extended to the edges of the specimen. The derm scheduled an excision, but I thought I should probably get consult first from my previous surgeon – if he doesn't suggest a WLE should I insist on it? Any thoughts on WLE and SNB would be appreciated.
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- May 12, 2011 at 3:39 am
This doesn't sound like a recurrance, more like another primary. You will be told to have a wide excision, that is normal procedure. Usually SNB's are only done if they are 1mm or thicker. Other reasons would be high mitosis.
I hope you have a quick recovery!
Linda
Stage IV
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- May 12, 2011 at 3:39 am
This doesn't sound like a recurrance, more like another primary. You will be told to have a wide excision, that is normal procedure. Usually SNB's are only done if they are 1mm or thicker. Other reasons would be high mitosis.
I hope you have a quick recovery!
Linda
Stage IV
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