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      • June 16, 2011 at 1:55 pm
      scaredsilly
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        Thank you so much for posting this – and for all the wonderful responses.  (This entire thread calmed me down and helped me through the night).  We were also told that my husband, age 37, has stage 3 melanoma.  After reading your post and the replies, it made me wonder so I requested the path report. Can anyone please tell me what this means (in layman's terms):

        Skin Biopsy, Upper Back
        ·        Malignant melanoma
        ·        Thickness – 0.75mm
        ·        Level of invasion – Level III
        ·        Ulceration – not identified
        ·        Mitotic Rate – <1/mm2
        ·        Pathologic Stage – T1a
        ·        Note:  Immunoperoxidase stain for Pan melanoma was performed.  The lesion extends to the peripheral and deep margins.  This lesion should be completely removed.

        Thanks for the support (and the prayers helped too).  Sorry to be here, but glad that this site is availabe.

        • June 16, 2011 at 1:55 pm
        scaredsilly
        Participant

          Thank you so much for posting this – and for all the wonderful responses.  (This entire thread calmed me down and helped me through the night).  We were also told that my husband, age 37, has stage 3 melanoma.  After reading your post and the replies, it made me wonder so I requested the path report. Can anyone please tell me what this means (in layman's terms):

          Skin Biopsy, Upper Back
          ·        Malignant melanoma
          ·        Thickness – 0.75mm
          ·        Level of invasion – Level III
          ·        Ulceration – not identified
          ·        Mitotic Rate – <1/mm2
          ·        Pathologic Stage – T1a
          ·        Note:  Immunoperoxidase stain for Pan melanoma was performed.  The lesion extends to the peripheral and deep margins.  This lesion should be completely removed.

          Thanks for the support (and the prayers helped too).  Sorry to be here, but glad that this site is availabe.

          • June 21, 2011 at 4:56 pm
          scaredsilly
          Participant

            Thank you again – I truly appreciate the time you took to post a response.  We had his follow up appointment yesterday, and the md practically gasped when I told him we were informed that it was stage 3.  Whew! 

            He will need to have an excision with 1cm margin in the next month, although just to be on the safe side, we're going to follow up at the Melanoma Center in DC for 2nd opinion.

            Thanks again!!

            • June 21, 2011 at 4:56 pm
            scaredsilly
            Participant

              Thank you again – I truly appreciate the time you took to post a response.  We had his follow up appointment yesterday, and the md practically gasped when I told him we were informed that it was stage 3.  Whew! 

              He will need to have an excision with 1cm margin in the next month, although just to be on the safe side, we're going to follow up at the Melanoma Center in DC for 2nd opinion.

              Thanks again!!

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