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      • December 22, 2018 at 2:33 am
      JamesKorte
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        Thanks Janner!

        So basically the pathologist could have said “no cytologic atypia” but to cover ass since realistically not all cells are guaranteed to be perfect, he prefixed it with “significant” to give himself some space?

        Separately, if this only has architecture atypia, does it qualify to be termed a dysplastic nevus? I was reading somewhere that it also needs to be cytologically atypical.

        Is the architecture atypia mentioned serious and increases my risk?

        • December 21, 2018 at 11:03 am
        JamesKorte
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          Thanks for the reassurance Janner! This was making me paranoid.

          Should I read it as there is nothing significant observed amounting to cytologic atypia (not even mild), or should I read it as there is cytologic atypia (could be mild) but not significant (could be moderate or severe)? You seem to have interpreted it along the former.

          • December 22, 2018 at 2:24 am
          JamesKorte
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            Thanks for the explanation Melanie! =)
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