We know the tumor is in a slightly different area than it was originally. He is in treatment (Temodar for the second time) for the third recurrence of his tumor. We have always been told it is in an area where surgery has not been an option. The oncologist does say he believes it is a higher grade. We think he believes it is glioblastoma but he won't say that definitely without doing another biopsy.
worth of atypical dysplastic nevi when my first and only early melanoma appeared. I go every 6 mos for checkups and check my back every time of the month as a reminder to look in the mirror! I have no familial connection to melanoma and the Dr's are amazed given the extensive am't of dysplastic nevi I have all over. My Melanoma was removed '07 and all clear since then.
Early detection is key.
Hello, I had a suspicious mole on my neck removed in June and it came back as mild-moderate dysplastic nevus with differential diagnosis of early melanoma in-situ. The area was re-excised with 3mm margins. Since then I have had the slides re-evaluated by UPenn Dermatopathology and their diagnosis was Severe dysplastic nevus with differential diagnosis of evolving melanoma in-situ.
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The presence of abnormal cells (dysplasia) in a mole on biopsy indicates that there is a high risk (more than double) for development of a melanoma. The entire mole and a margin of normal tissue around it need to be removed. Usually once a mole has been removed, chances of recurrence are minimal.
Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer which can spread to several parts of the body and leads to the greatest number of deaths.
2- Would having the area of the skin where the mole was, as well as the surrounding skin area as well, biopsied (or analyzed for traces of melanoma cells) be a viable option to definitively know if this was malignant melanoma?
3- If I had a chunk of skin removed where the mole used to be (as explained in #2), would that cause a functional or cosmetic deformity to my finger? The mole was on the middle joint of my middle finger, near the joint.
I appreciate you taking the time to read my post.
Glad to hear she is doing better. The steroids may have a bit of side effect themselves so if she gets a bit moody - it is the pills.
Keep us posted and we wish you both well.
I checked the official prescribing information for Veramyst (fluticasone nasal spray) and it does not specifically state that this drug is contraindicated for those with melanoma or any other cancer. However, for those with recent nasal surgery, this drug should be avoided as it delays wound healing and increases the risk of fungal (Candida) infection. If your melanoma surgery was near your nasal area, this may be one reason why your doctor refused to prescribe the drug to you.
Most remain stable over time. Researchers estimate that the chance of melanoma is about ten times greater for someone with more than five dysplastic nevi than for someone who has none, and the more dysplastic nevi a person has, the greater the chance of developing melanoma.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/moles
The risk is much more in families with melanomas and dysplastic nevus syndrome FAMM Syndrome.
In a 10-year retrospective study, Marghoob et al.
I had a mole removed from my back and my results came back as mild atypical for melanoma. For now it was begnign. My question is am I now predisposed for this type of cancer? Is my risk higher than someone who has not had this type of a mole? How common is this? And what are the chances this mole could grow back as a melanoma? I am very scared. Am I overreacting?
I got diagnosed in Febuary of this year with a cataract, my optomitrist refered me to a specialist, and when I went to see him in November, there was a tumor within my eye, and subsequent retnal tearing. He booked me in for immediate surgery as he said it was eye melanoma. My surgery is in about 2 weeks. My question is; would my untreated cataract for at least 1 year cause, or attribute to me getting eye melanoma?
Now I am terrified that it was a melanoma and I have scrapped it off and the cancer will start growing without me knowing. Can you scrap off a melanoma? If it was a melanoma will the pigmentation grow to the surface again? Does melanoma heal? I know if I go to the gp they will not refer me to a dermatologist and can not afford to pay privately.
Just scared and it wont go awayy.. has been there for 2+yrs. Any recommendations?? Or help to take it off .
I have been looked over by 4 separate Dermatologists every 3 months for the last year and a half. I even had my Melanoma scar biopsied again for recurrence (negative).
My Oncologist is pushing me to get a PET scan done. Now, I'm all for having a PET scan done if there is a high risk of cancer. All the tests I have had done have been extremely positive though.
t seem to me to be the usual appearance of melanoma (follow this link to see what the usual melanoma lesions look like: http://www.skincarephysicians.com/SkinCancerNet/melanoma.html). Having said this, I would like to emphasize that the diagnosis of melanoma cannot be made based on appearance alone. A biopsy of the lesion is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
It occurs because of gene mutations that triggers changes in normal looking cells and they become atypical or dysplastic. Cutting open the melanoma does not spread the disease or acts as a portal of entry for the melanoma cells but it acts as a portal of entry for infection of the skin.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.
Yesterday my wife was diagnosed with Melanoma via a pathology test and then with a consultation with a skin cancer specialist Dr Robyn Saw. Apparently it is 4mm deep, is this whats referred to as a grade 4 Melanoma?
The doctor is suggesting removal of it from the shin on her leg with a 5cm skin graft and also selective lymph node dissection.
Obviously we are both very worried about it and now have to wait just over a week before surgery on the 27th.
In this system A stands for age (peak incidence being in the 5th to 7th decades of life and African Americans, Asians, and native Americans in whom subungual melanoma accounts for up to one third of all melanoma cases. B stands for brown to black b and with breadth of 3 mm or more and variegated borders. C stands for change in the nail band or lack of change in the nail morphology despite, presumably, adequate treatment.
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