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@grammato3 ... yes seeing Oncology surgeon Portland ME mid March. If he's not familiar enough I may go to Dana-Farber Boston. My dermatologist wanted to do "punch biopsy," but pathology report suggested imaging and I'm hoping that can tell if I need to be cut again or not! It is rare condition. This type of tumor can grow quickly I've read. Pathologist also stated it could be hemangioma which I think is not serious ...?

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@kneenee: It sounds like you're taking the necessary and proactive steps. From what I understand, the two conditions are very difficult to differentiate and while neither tends to metastasize it's important to clearly identify as treatment - such as excision to prevent recurrence - depends on the pathology which imaging such as MRI may assist.

You'll undoubtedly have a lot of appointments coming up but if you could keep me posted on the final results, I'd appreciate it. Many people check on Connect and your experience could help others. Best of luck to you!