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Melanoma- Skin, right neck, shave biopsy
The Breslow thickness is 0.4 mm, with tissue pathologic staging pT1a
An asymmetrical, poorly circumscribed melanocytic proliferation is present. A confluent arrangement of melanocytes is present along the basal layer in which solitary units predominate over the formation of irregular nests. Foci of haphazard intraepithelial dispersion and adnexal extension are present. Melanocytes are pleomorphic and hyperchromatic. The underlying dermis contains a similar population of atypical melanocytes and in addition, demonstrates a lichenoid lymphohistiocytic inflammatory infiltrate with melanophages. The lesion is highlighted with Sox10 and p16 immunohistochemical staining. Additional deeper sections were obtained and reviewed.

I am waiting for them to send the synoptic report, the Derm office didn’t give it to me before I left after my WLE.

Melanoma- Skin, right neck, shave biopsy
The Breslow thickness is 0.4 mm, with tissue pathologic staging pT1a
An asymmetrical, poorly circumscribed melanocytic proliferation is present. A confluent arrangement of melanocytes is present along the basal layer in which solitary units predominate over the formation of irregular nests. Foci of haphazard intraepithelial dispersion and adnexal extension are present. Melanocytes are pleomorphic and hyperchromatic. The underlying dermis contains a similar population of atypical melanocytes and in addition, demonstrates a lichenoid lymphohistiocytic inflammatory infiltrate with melanophages. The lesion is highlighted with Sox10 and p16 immunohistochemical staining. Additional deeper sections were obtained and reviewed.

I am waiting for them to send the synoptic report, the Derm office didn’t give it to me before I left after my WLE.

I will post the report.. it mentioned SOX10 and p16 staining too. I wish I could post a pic of it but I don’t see a way to.

Says Breslow 0.4 mm, tissue pathologic staging pT1a. They did WLE today on my neck and did a deeper second biopsy on the atypical, tissue edges involved mole on my back … 2 week wait again. There’s a spot that resembles my melanoma from my neck that’s on my arm that they are going to recheck again at my 2 month appt. He said it will most likely come off but wanted to wait till my next appt. Hearing cancer is terrifying. Fingers crossed the WLE and deeper biopsy got it all today!