I was diagnosed on 7-12-12
Had WLE and SNB on 8-1-12 at Emory, just got path report today which is SO confusing.
Clinical stage is IIA, T3, N0
However due to the 2nd node shows scattered subcapsular immunopositive cells and immunistains for S100 are negative there was a comment attached that stated "Multiple recuts and melan-A immunostains do not resolve the issue of whether the immunopositve cells in part B represent metastic melanoma or nevus, metastatic tumor cannot be excluded.
2 pathologists came to the same assessment
I was diagnosed on 7-12-12
Had WLE and SNB on 8-1-12 at Emory, just got path report today which is SO confusing.
Clinical stage is IIA, T3, N0
However due to the 2nd node shows scattered subcapsular immunopositive cells and immunistains for S100 are negative there was a comment attached that stated "Multiple recuts and melan-A immunostains do not resolve the issue of whether the immunopositve cells in part B represent metastic melanoma or nevus, metastatic tumor cannot be excluded.
2 pathologists came to the same assessment
This additional information made my surgeon restage my cancer to stage III and has scheduled PET and complete lymph node removal of the groin (20 nodes) on August 29.
Only 2 nodes were removed at SNB.
Margins of WLE are clear and although we thought we had GOOD news with the stage IIA, after she changed it to III we became extremely distraught.
Any info you can give would be appreciated!
God still performs Miracles,
Gayla
