alicia

With stage II melanoma the surgeon always removes at least one lymph node to biopsy it. Make sure to ask the pathology results from the lymph node removed. If indeed the cancer has spread to that one lymph node then the patient is staged at stage III. I just wanted you to know that a lymoh node is always removed for biopsy and doesn’t mean the node is bad. They just remove it to check for cancer cells. A lot of surgeons recommend removing more lymph nodes if the sentinel node is positive or doing ultrasound surveillance if micro involved. Best wishes, Alicia

With stage II melanoma the surgeon always removes at least one lymph node to biopsy it. Make sure to ask the pathology results from the lymph node removed. If indeed the cancer has spread to that one lymph node then the patient is staged at stage III. I just wanted you to know that a lymoh node is always removed for biopsy and doesn’t mean the node is bad. They just remove it to check for cancer cells. A lot of surgeons recommend removing more lymph nodes if the sentinel node is positive or doing ultrasound surveillance if micro involved. Best wishes, Alicia

With stage II melanoma the surgeon always removes at least one lymph node to biopsy it. Make sure to ask the pathology results from the lymph node removed. If indeed the cancer has spread to that one lymph node then the patient is staged at stage III. I just wanted you to know that a lymoh node is always removed for biopsy and doesn’t mean the node is bad. They just remove it to check for cancer cells. A lot of surgeons recommend removing more lymph nodes if the sentinel node is positive or doing ultrasound surveillance if micro involved. Best wishes, Alicia

Hi, If I were you I would want to see a melanoma specialist.  It wasn't until my third primary that I actually was referrred to a melanoma specialist at Vandy.  You can check my profile for more info.  Much love, Alicia Stage 3 NED

Hi, If I were you I would want to see a melanoma specialist.  It wasn't until my third primary that I actually was referrred to a melanoma specialist at Vandy.  You can check my profile for more info.  Much love, Alicia Stage 3 NED

Hi, If I were you I would want to see a melanoma specialist.  It wasn't until my third primary that I actually was referrred to a melanoma specialist at Vandy.  You can check my profile for more info.  Much love, Alicia Stage 3 NED

Hi Sharon, I was also diagnosed with invasive nodular melanoma in 2006 2.3mm with positive Lymph node. At the time there wasn’t a lot of trials and only option was interferon that my oncologist recommended so that’s what I did. I’ve also developed two primaries since my 2006 diagnosis with most recent being in 2011 stage 2. After the stage two diagnosis which was another amelanotic invasive melanoma I wasn’t offered any treatment options just watch and wait. Here is a link to my blog where I journal about my experience with this http://www.theskinimn.blogspot.com

I hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Alicia

Hi Sharon, I was also diagnosed with invasive nodular melanoma in 2006 2.3mm with positive Lymph node. At the time there wasn’t a lot of trials and only option was interferon that my oncologist recommended so that’s what I did. I’ve also developed two primaries since my 2006 diagnosis with most recent being in 2011 stage 2. After the stage two diagnosis which was another amelanotic invasive melanoma I wasn’t offered any treatment options just watch and wait. Here is a link to my blog where I journal about my experience with this http://www.theskinimn.blogspot.com

I hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Alicia

Hi Sharon, I was also diagnosed with invasive nodular melanoma in 2006 2.3mm with positive Lymph node. At the time there wasn’t a lot of trials and only option was interferon that my oncologist recommended so that’s what I did. I’ve also developed two primaries since my 2006 diagnosis with most recent being in 2011 stage 2. After the stage two diagnosis which was another amelanotic invasive melanoma I wasn’t offered any treatment options just watch and wait. Here is a link to my blog where I journal about my experience with this http://www.theskinimn.blogspot.com

I hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Alicia

Hi I’ve developed 3 primary melanomas. Stage 3 in 2006 amelanotic nodular type 2.3mm, stage 1 2010 0.59mm amelanotic, and stage 2 2011 amelanotic 1mm shave bx with a 2.3mm residual invasive melanoma on wide excision. Here’s my blog http://www.theskinimn.blogspot.com where I journal about this unite a bit. Hope this helps:-)

Much love,

Alicia

Hi I’ve developed 3 primary melanomas. Stage 3 in 2006 amelanotic nodular type 2.3mm, stage 1 2010 0.59mm amelanotic, and stage 2 2011 amelanotic 1mm shave bx with a 2.3mm residual invasive melanoma on wide excision. Here’s my blog http://www.theskinimn.blogspot.com where I journal about this unite a bit. Hope this helps:-)

Much love,

Alicia

Hi I’ve developed 3 primary melanomas. Stage 3 in 2006 amelanotic nodular type 2.3mm, stage 1 2010 0.59mm amelanotic, and stage 2 2011 amelanotic 1mm shave bx with a 2.3mm residual invasive melanoma on wide excision. Here’s my blog http://www.theskinimn.blogspot.com where I journal about this unite a bit. Hope this helps:-)

Much love,

Alicia