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Mole regrowth

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    • May 8, 2017 at 2:27 pm
    Irishlady123
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      Hello guys.. So I just wanted to get opinions on mole regrowth on a shave biospy. About six months ago I had my routine mole screening and had 3 shaved for testing. Not out of the norm, I've had a number of severely atypical moles & gotten them excised with clear margins. At that time 1 mole came back severely atypical and I went back and had my procedure done. I didn't even question the other two shaves. Just was told they were fine. Fast forward to now, one of the moles shaved has regrowth through the scar tissue. It's wasn't a tiny speck, almost completely back. So I made my biannual appointment and she re-shaved that mole and took 2 others…I'm in my impatiently waiting results limbo. I asked about the pathology on the initial shave and she said it was mildly atypical but benign. Had anyone had a benign mole regrow into melanoma…I feel sick with worry because that was the mole I worri d about before its first shave.

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        • May 8, 2017 at 4:38 pm
        cancersnewnormal
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          The mole that grew back must not have been completely excised. It doesn't mean it is melanoma… but typically a doctor would go for clear margins all the way around the area in question. I would guess that although the pathology came back as "mildly atypical but benign", it did not have completely clear margins. Ask for a copy of BOTH pathology reports when you see your doc again. If the second removal was also a shave, you'll want to ensure that it was at least deep enough to get everything, or you may see that little spot crop up for round 3! 

            • May 8, 2017 at 9:40 pm
            Irishlady123
            Participant

              Thank you for replying. This round she did a deeper shave but not deep enough to require stitches. I'm thinking when I finally get my results for all my biopsies this one will be most likely need to get clear margins. I'm just surprised it grew back so big and dark..that's what's giving me anxiety. Again thank you for responding, I really do appreciate you taking the time.

            • May 9, 2017 at 1:23 pm
            Marksa2570
            Participant

              Hello…. I had a shave biopsy and a mole that partially grew back.   The doc was very concerned about how the regrowth looked so he biopsied it again.    It was stressful but it did come back clear.  Glad you are getting it checked again and hoping all is fine!   

                • May 10, 2017 at 3:13 pm
                Irishlady123
                Participant

                  Thank you for your reply. Glad to hear yours was all clear. Hoping for the same results. 

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