› Forums › Cutaneous Melanoma Community › New here – help understanding pathology report
- This topic has 1 reply, 1 voice, and was last updated 7 years, 10 months ago by
UBContributor.
- Post
-
- July 31, 2017 at 4:40 pm
I recently had several moles removed, with 2 coming back showing some level of atypia; one mild and one moderate. Below is the report for each:
1). There is a letiginous and junctional proliferation of melanocytes with a mild degree of cytologic stylus. There a underlying dermal fibroplasia with a lymphocytic infiltrate. There is pigment incontinence with scattered melanophages notes in the superficial dermis. On limited margin evaluation, the edges appear free.
2). Melanocytes are present at the junction and within the dermis. There is an aberrant architecture with associated strolls fibroplasia and a lymphocytic host response. Upward growth of single cells is not co spacious but there is moderate atypical of the melanocytic cells. There are changes that suggest that this lesion has been previously irritated. Few pageloid melanocytes are noted, possibly related to the irritation. The deep margin is involved.
My my questions are: do these seem like standard reports, or does anything unusual stand out? I'm especially concern d with the terms "lymphocytic infiltrate" and "lymphocytic host response". What do these mean? What does "deep margins involved" mean? Is this a standard term when margins are unclear, or do the abnormal cells extend deeper than is typical?
- Replies
-
-
- August 1, 2017 at 5:08 am
Each situatioin is so different it is difficult to say what is standard. May be you could seek another Dr (dermatology oncologist only) for second opnion. This is what I would do.
-
Tagged: cutaneous melanoma
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.