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Suspicious dark shadow on right knee.
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Suspicious dark shadow on right knee.

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    • January 5, 2016 at 3:59 pm
    yunielth
    Participant

      Hello!!!

      My sister was diagnosed in November 2014 of Melanoma, Stage 1a, Breslow 0.6mm mitosis <1, Clark III, the primary was on her middle left clavicle. Since then everything seems to be ok, she have been going to her 6 months dermatologist appointments and all fine.

      About a month ago she started with a discomfort on her right knee. She went to the Doctor, he made an ultrasound and diagnosed her synovitis, also made her a MRI on her knee.

      The first radiologist said was a fissure on the knee, but later was checked by the head of radiologists and for him was unclear, he saw a dark shadow he never has seen before on that place.

      Today my sister went to the doctor office and he told her she need to go to a Hematology Oncology Specialist by order of the Radiologist. By the way we have an autoimmune disease called spherocytosis, but we've always been ok. Previously the doctor did some blood test to my sister more than once and everthing was ok.
      Could this be related to melanoma?
      I am very worried about my sister, I am afraid this could be related to melanoma. My sister tells me that she has not longer any pain on her knee.
      Any advice?
      Thank you very much to all and Happy New Year to all.

      Yuni

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        • January 5, 2016 at 4:25 pm
        Janner
        Participant

          Yuni, you know the answer to this.  Extremely unlikely to be related to melanoma.  We've talked about this many times before.  Your sister's lesion was low risk and in a completely different area of the body.  The most likely area for trouble would be in the clavicle area.  The knee is a LONG way away and actually against the general flow.  You don't typically get things growing down the leg when the primary is so far away.  You'd really expect if you had knee issues that the primary would be below the knee as lymph vessels take the cells toward the next lymph basin and that's in the groin if the lesion was on the leg.  I know you are worried for your sister, but you need to get back to the thought process of looking for the most obvious reason first, and that isn't melanoma!

          • January 5, 2016 at 4:25 pm
          Janner
          Participant

            Yuni, you know the answer to this.  Extremely unlikely to be related to melanoma.  We've talked about this many times before.  Your sister's lesion was low risk and in a completely different area of the body.  The most likely area for trouble would be in the clavicle area.  The knee is a LONG way away and actually against the general flow.  You don't typically get things growing down the leg when the primary is so far away.  You'd really expect if you had knee issues that the primary would be below the knee as lymph vessels take the cells toward the next lymph basin and that's in the groin if the lesion was on the leg.  I know you are worried for your sister, but you need to get back to the thought process of looking for the most obvious reason first, and that isn't melanoma!

            • January 5, 2016 at 4:25 pm
            Janner
            Participant

              Yuni, you know the answer to this.  Extremely unlikely to be related to melanoma.  We've talked about this many times before.  Your sister's lesion was low risk and in a completely different area of the body.  The most likely area for trouble would be in the clavicle area.  The knee is a LONG way away and actually against the general flow.  You don't typically get things growing down the leg when the primary is so far away.  You'd really expect if you had knee issues that the primary would be below the knee as lymph vessels take the cells toward the next lymph basin and that's in the groin if the lesion was on the leg.  I know you are worried for your sister, but you need to get back to the thought process of looking for the most obvious reason first, and that isn't melanoma!

                • January 5, 2016 at 4:34 pm
                yunielth
                Participant

                  Thank you Janner,  thank you very much for your response. You are really my angel and you are always here for us. You are right I am very concerned for my sister, and I hate that monster called Melanoma!!! I really hope is nothing about cancer!!!

                  Thanks again Janner and Happy New Year!!!!

                  • January 5, 2016 at 4:34 pm
                  yunielth
                  Participant

                    Thank you Janner,  thank you very much for your response. You are really my angel and you are always here for us. You are right I am very concerned for my sister, and I hate that monster called Melanoma!!! I really hope is nothing about cancer!!!

                    Thanks again Janner and Happy New Year!!!!

                    • January 5, 2016 at 4:34 pm
                    yunielth
                    Participant

                      Thank you Janner,  thank you very much for your response. You are really my angel and you are always here for us. You are right I am very concerned for my sister, and I hate that monster called Melanoma!!! I really hope is nothing about cancer!!!

                      Thanks again Janner and Happy New Year!!!!

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