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I know I should go away now that the doctor said it isn't cancer – but I have yet another question.  The pathology report says Final Diagnosis

Skin, right arm:  Inflamed and irritated hemangioma. 

When I look up hemangioma – it is always associated with babies.  When I look up adult hemangioma, it shows pictures of those tiny red dots, which I have around some of my scar tissue from a liver resection.  But the thing on my arm (gone now) didn't remotely look like the tiny dots. 

Is there any possibility of a wrong diagnosis?  I ask this because I have another like the one on my arm, and if I have it biopsied I want to know that they aren't just playing guessing games.

It said for the decription:

Sections of skin show a collection of benighn-appearing vessels within the dermis.  These vessels are lined by blend (bland?) appearing endothelial cells and contain erythrocytes.  There is no evidence of atypia or malignancy.  The hemangioma is surreounded by extravasailed (sp?) erythrocytes and mixed inflammation.

I know I should go away now that the doctor said it isn't cancer – but I have yet another question.  The pathology report says Final Diagnosis

Skin, right arm:  Inflamed and irritated hemangioma. 

When I look up hemangioma – it is always associated with babies.  When I look up adult hemangioma, it shows pictures of those tiny red dots, which I have around some of my scar tissue from a liver resection.  But the thing on my arm (gone now) didn't remotely look like the tiny dots. 

Is there any possibility of a wrong diagnosis?  I ask this because I have another like the one on my arm, and if I have it biopsied I want to know that they aren't just playing guessing games.

It said for the decription:

Sections of skin show a collection of benighn-appearing vessels within the dermis.  These vessels are lined by blend (bland?) appearing endothelial cells and contain erythrocytes.  There is no evidence of atypia or malignancy.  The hemangioma is surreounded by extravasailed (sp?) erythrocytes and mixed inflammation.

Benign, Benign, Benign!!!!!  You guys were soooo right, all that worry for nothing.  Says it is an overgrowth of red blood cells.  Yayyyyy!!!  I have such a new appreciation for skin cancer now though.  Prior to this I would have been one of those who said, "gee, it's only skin cancer . . ."

Benign, Benign, Benign!!!!!  You guys were soooo right, all that worry for nothing.  Says it is an overgrowth of red blood cells.  Yayyyyy!!!  I have such a new appreciation for skin cancer now though.  Prior to this I would have been one of those who said, "gee, it's only skin cancer . . ."

Benign, Benign, Benign!!!!!  You guys were soooo right, all that worry for nothing.  Says it is an overgrowth of red blood cells.  Yayyyyy!!!  I have such a new appreciation for skin cancer now though.  Prior to this I would have been one of those who said, "gee, it's only skin cancer . . ."

Benign, Benign, Benign!!!!!  You guys were soooo right, all that worry for nothing.  Says it is an overgrowth of red blood cells.  Yayyyyy!!!  I have such a new appreciation for skin cancer now though.  Prior to this I would have been one of those who said, "gee, it's only skin cancer . . ."

So I've been reading (everyone tells me to stop reading!!) and it seems the three common places for melanoma are the back, butt, and leg.  So I decided look mine over for any more of the things I had biopsied.  OMG, there is another thing exactly like the one cut off, only smaller, on my buttock.  I sure wish I'd known it was there so he could have cut both off at once.   Will tomorrow never come???

But it was . . . . all the knowledge gained will make me much more careful with myself and my young children in the future.  We're all going to be a little paler next summer.

But it was . . . . all the knowledge gained will make me much more careful with myself and my young children in the future.  We're all going to be a little paler next summer.

But it was . . . . all the knowledge gained will make me much more careful with myself and my young children in the future.  We're all going to be a little paler next summer.

But it was . . . . all the knowledge gained will make me much more careful with myself and my young children in the future.  We're all going to be a little paler next summer.

Your response helped too.  I couldn't get a clear answer on how long it could be there without being fatal.  At least I know now that even if it's been there 3 years, it still doesn't guarantee it's bad.

Your response helped too.  I couldn't get a clear answer on how long it could be there without being fatal.  At least I know now that even if it's been there 3 years, it still doesn't guarantee it's bad.

Wow – that was a great response.  There are three levels of bad before it is seriously life threatening.  Thanks so much for posting.   Regardless of the outcome tomorrow, I will never view skin cancer as I did before.  It is amazing how many people say, "Don't worry, it's just skin cancer, one of the most curable cancers."  Stages don't even enter people's thoughts – just cut it off and it's over.

Wow – that was a great response.  There are three levels of bad before it is seriously life threatening.  Thanks so much for posting.   Regardless of the outcome tomorrow, I will never view skin cancer as I did before.  It is amazing how many people say, "Don't worry, it's just skin cancer, one of the most curable cancers."  Stages don't even enter people's thoughts – just cut it off and it's over.