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Slow growing melanoma on the face
Cancer | Last Active: May 2, 2023 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
@marlow2,
"Atypical intraepidermal melanocytic proliferation (AIMP) is a descriptive histopathologic term commonly used in these cases to denote morphology sharing some features with melanoma but failing to meet criteria of a definitive benign or malignant diagnosis." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6857840/
Does the report also say whether or not they were able to get clear margins, meaning all the affected area was removed along with a margin of healthy skin?
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Thank you for your response. No, they did not find the markers. After the results came in, which were the same as the first incision with stitches from my left eye to the ear, I never heard back from the dermatology department at Mayo. I wrote to the Chair and wanted to know a little more about the diagnosis. He said that I should be seen twice a year by their department and every month my husband should examine the cheek area for changes. Of course, we didn't know what to look for. Since I am totally blind, I do need a sighted person to examine my skin. My husband wrote to the chair and they sent some pictures in what to look for.
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ck and asked for additional information on what to look for. They sent him some diagrams.