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    • April 19, 2018 at 4:22 pm
    welcome32
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      My husband went to dermatologist for check up.  My daugher currently has Stage 3 melanoma.  Anyway the doctor did a biopsy and they called and said he needs to come back, the sample was too small.  Has anyone ever heard of this……worried……

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        • April 19, 2018 at 8:04 pm
        Janner
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          I don't think there is any reason to worry – sometimes the punch just doesn't get enough of the pigmented lesion to make a good determination.  They are asking for more sample but that isn't any reason to think the sample itself is bad news, just not enough to analyze.

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