Shave biopsy in 2002 came back as Melanoma 2011

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Shave biopsy in 2002 came back as Melanoma 2011

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- March 13, 2012 at 7:54 pm
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RC17
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Has anyone been diagnosed with Melanoma years after a shave biopsy? In 2002 I had a shave biopsy on my back it came back Lentiginous Compound Nevus I had no further treatment. Last year my husband was putting sunscreen on my back and noticed a small brown spot was appearing in the middle of my scar. I went to my Dermatologist to have it removed, she said she has never had one come back as Melanoma. We were both shocked when it came back as Malignant Melanoma in SITU.

Has anyone been diagnosed with Melanoma years after a shave biopsy? In 2002 I had a shave biopsy on my back it came back Lentiginous Compound Nevus I had no further treatment. Last year my husband was putting sunscreen on my back and noticed a small brown spot was appearing in the middle of my scar. I went to my Dermatologist to have it removed, she said she has never had one come back as Melanoma. We were both shocked when it came back as Malignant Melanoma in SITU.

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- - March 13, 2012 at 9:14 pm
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  Janner
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  It's not unheard of although it doesn't typically wait 10 years. Any time you read a biopsy through scar tissue, the lesion will look more atypical than it will through normal tissue. Hopefully, you had a good dermatopathologist read the slides and it was noted this was a previously biopsied site.
  
  Sorry you had to join us here, but in situ is where you want to be with melanoma.
  
  Best wishes,
  
  Janner
- - March 13, 2012 at 9:14 pm
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  Janner
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  It's not unheard of although it doesn't typically wait 10 years. Any time you read a biopsy through scar tissue, the lesion will look more atypical than it will through normal tissue. Hopefully, you had a good dermatopathologist read the slides and it was noted this was a previously biopsied site.
  
  Sorry you had to join us here, but in situ is where you want to be with melanoma.
  
  Best wishes,
  
  Janner
- - March 13, 2012 at 9:14 pm
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  Janner
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  It's not unheard of although it doesn't typically wait 10 years. Any time you read a biopsy through scar tissue, the lesion will look more atypical than it will through normal tissue. Hopefully, you had a good dermatopathologist read the slides and it was noted this was a previously biopsied site.
  
  Sorry you had to join us here, but in situ is where you want to be with melanoma.
  
  Best wishes,
  
  Janner

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