abnormal looking lymph nodes during surgery
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abnormal looking lymph nodes during surgery

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    • July 17, 2019 at 4:28 am
    Momto3
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      I had my wide excision and sentinel node biopsy today. Glad to have that behind me. The radioactive tracer went to both sides of axillary nodes so they took nodes from both sides. I won’t have results for a week or so but I
      did read the surgeon’s report on my chart online tonight. She removed several on the left side and the report said “hot” and blue, which I understand that those
      nodes had the radioactive tracer and the blue dye. On the right side, she discussed 3 nodes. The first one was palpable and blue, the second one “hot” and not blue and the third one was blue, palpable and abnormal-looking.
      Does “palpable” and “abnormal looking” always mean that there is melanoma in 1 and 3 or could it just be an infection of some kind? Now I’m really worried that these 2 nodes are positive for melanoma. When she felt lymph nodes during my consultation, she didn’t feel anything… What do you think?
      Sharon
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        • July 19, 2019 at 4:18 am
        Baby_Girl
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          Hi Momto3! I think that is just the surgeons observations of the nodes. I doubt they can tell if it’s melanoma or not by the looks of it. Sorry, I know that’s not much help! I’m glad you have the surgery behind you and I’ll pray that all your nodes come back negative! Please keep us updated!
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