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Awaiting second opinion on atypical mole biopsy, what is traumatized nevus?

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- July 2, 2013 at 7:47 pm
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Run_Free11
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I am 19, never been to a tanning bed, and have no family history of skin cancer. In 3 months a dark, misshapen mole with a yolk appeared on my temple. After removing it and sending it to a pathology lab, they found that it was atypical and possibly melanoma in situ developing. However, I am confused and getting antsy because my Derm is sending the biopsy in to a melanoma specialist for a second opinion, because the first pathology revealed a traumatized nevus (?) and asked if I had previously had surgery in that area or an injury.

I am 19, never been to a tanning bed, and have no family history of skin cancer. In 3 months a dark, misshapen mole with a yolk appeared on my temple. After removing it and sending it to a pathology lab, they found that it was atypical and possibly melanoma in situ developing. However, I am confused and getting antsy because my Derm is sending the biopsy in to a melanoma specialist for a second opinion, because the first pathology revealed a traumatized nevus (?) and asked if I had previously had surgery in that area or an injury. I have not had any injury or surgeries on my face, so now I am not sure what my Derm is thinking or what to expect back on the second opinion. Any similar experiences?

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- - July 3, 2013 at 7:41 pm
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  casagrayson
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  I will be interested in hearing what the pathologist's opinion is. My husband also had an atypical growth removed and the doctor kept trying to convince us that it was recurrent from a previous surgery. Even though he had not, they finally classified it as recurrent basal cell carcinoma. I'm not convinced.
- - July 3, 2013 at 7:41 pm
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  casagrayson
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  I will be interested in hearing what the pathologist's opinion is. My husband also had an atypical growth removed and the doctor kept trying to convince us that it was recurrent from a previous surgery. Even though he had not, they finally classified it as recurrent basal cell carcinoma. I'm not convinced.
- - July 3, 2013 at 7:41 pm
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  casagrayson
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  I will be interested in hearing what the pathologist's opinion is. My husband also had an atypical growth removed and the doctor kept trying to convince us that it was recurrent from a previous surgery. Even though he had not, they finally classified it as recurrent basal cell carcinoma. I'm not convinced.

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