Help with Microscopic Diagnosis for Melanoma
Hi all,
New to this group. I just had surgery to remove a malignant melanoma. I have a microscopic diagnosis but some of it is just Greek to me. I will list the results below and perhaps someone can help me decipher: (Afraid when I went in, only had a nurse, that could only read what was on the diagnosis sheet, and not explain anything!)
All margins of resection free of tumor
Comment: The modified tumor stage is as follows: pT4a: Melanoma greater in thickness than 4.0mm in thickness with no ulceration.
Melona Summary
Specimen Type
Location: Left chest
Excision, wide
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Macroscopic Tumor:
Largest single dimension: 2.3 cm
Present
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Satellite Nodules:
Absent/Not observed
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Pigmentation:
Present, patchy/focal
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Histologic Type:
Superficial spreading melanoma
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Ulceration:
Absent/not observed
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Extent of Invasion:
Breslow thickness: 6mm
Clark's level: V
pT4a: Melanoma greater than 4.0mm in thickness, no ulceration
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Blood/Lymphatic Vessel Invasion:
Inderterminate
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Perineural Invasion:
Absent/ not observed
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Tumor infiltration Lymphocytes:
Non-brisk
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Tumor Regression:
Absent/not observed
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Mitotic Index:
1 or more mitotic figure per mm2
Thanks all really appreciate it!
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