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Hi Samiam.   Hearing those words "malignant melanoma", I know is very scary.  I am not an expert by any means.  My 24 yr old daugher was diagnosed with melanoma almost 2 years ago.  From what I see there are way more positives in this report then negatives.  0.2mm thickness is good news.  The mitoses less then 1 also good, as well as Ulceration, intravascular involvement, satellite metastasis, and neurotroprism absent, all very positive.  Regression present, in it of itself, at this point I don't think is terrible news at all.  As far as the the stage determination of (T1a) from the punch biopsy sounds right, which is good….You have found a great place to get information…there are many other people on here that hold a lot more information then I and they have helped me along the way…….I wish you the very best!!

So Wonderful to hear!!!  Thanks for sharing!!

So Wonderful to hear!!!  Thanks for sharing!!

So Wonderful to hear!!!  Thanks for sharing!!

Believe me Selle7, I am no expert on this.  Because my daughter Julie has has been diagnosed with Stage 3, I am new here, but have found this forum to be so supportive.  I am sure others will respond, who I know will have more insight then me. In any case, from what I see, I believe the report is saying most likely that this is a new primary and not a recurrent.   the fact. that it is .8mm, no mitotic, no ulceration is good.  Looks like it was caught early.  Best of Luck…

Believe me Selle7, I am no expert on this.  Because my daughter Julie has has been diagnosed with Stage 3, I am new here, but have found this forum to be so supportive.  I am sure others will respond, who I know will have more insight then me. In any case, from what I see, I believe the report is saying most likely that this is a new primary and not a recurrent.   the fact. that it is .8mm, no mitotic, no ulceration is good.  Looks like it was caught early.  Best of Luck…

Believe me Selle7, I am no expert on this.  Because my daughter Julie has has been diagnosed with Stage 3, I am new here, but have found this forum to be so supportive.  I am sure others will respond, who I know will have more insight then me. In any case, from what I see, I believe the report is saying most likely that this is a new primary and not a recurrent.   the fact. that it is .8mm, no mitotic, no ulceration is good.  Looks like it was caught early.  Best of Luck…

That is Wonderful news……We all need hope……Wishing you nothing but clear scans ahead!!!

My Daughter, 24 years old was diagnosed in late August, 2016.  She had the mole removed, margins clear,  which was  0.9 mm Breslow thickness.The SLN report came back positive, reading that Present as clusters of tumor cells, the largest cluster measuring 0.4 mm in size.  She was set to have the CLND along with starting treatment of Interferon.  We were able to get a second opinion at Memorial-Sloan and they, recommended no interferon and not to go ahead with the CLND, because of complications and her young age.  They leaned more toward the Watch and Wait, with Dermatologist visits every 3 months along with  an ultrasound under her arm where SLN was done.  She will also visit with the Oncologist every 3 months.   She will do CT Pet scans every 6 months for the first 2 to 3 years.  They did give her the option to do ipi treatments, but at this point they are comfortable with wait and see.  It is all very scary, I wish you all the very best………and will continue to pray for everyone here…