ChrisG22
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9 posts since June 23rd, 2009
New User
9 posts since June 23rd, 2009
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What do you mean the biopsy was not a full report? Did she get a positive deep margin on the shave biopsy or something? I had a shave biopsy but the melanoma was "well clear of the margins" as my report says, then they re-excised the melanoma with a 1cm deep wide excision three weeks later and found nothing.
Yep, I go to a skin cancer clinic, but ... more
What? How did she have melanoma in situ, but no clark level?? clark level 1 is suppose to be melanoma in situ, so if they didn't diagnose the clark level how did they know it was melanoma in situ?
I'v been reading up on this, when you have clark level 1, a breslow is not required. However non insitu melanomas require a breslow.
Wait, when they re... more
Also may i ask, did you friend orginally have a melanoma in situ? or was it larger? What clark level was your melanoma?
I think i didn't get a breslow depth because the clark level is independently significant on clark level 1 melanomas.
I think i didn't get a breslow depth because the clark level is independently significant on clark level 1 melanomas.
Well i has a full excision 3 weeks after shave biopsy diagnosis and they didn't find anything other than the scar from the shave biopsy.
They diagnose the clark level as 1. They didn't provide a breslow depth, it just says says small area, Clark level 1 and no dermal invasion with active lymphocytic regression and a very small amount of pagetoid s... more
Clark Level
The Clark level refers to how deep the tumor has penetrated into the layers of the skin. This system was originally developed by W. H. Clark, MD back in 1966. Clark levels are officially defined as follows:
Level I: confined to the epidermis (top-most layer of skin); called "in situ" melanoma; 100% cure rate at this stage
You have "... more
Originally it was a shave biopsy. It had a 1mm depth of skin. But the report said the melanoma was well clear of the margins. 2 Weeks later, They did a full depth excision. I went to a plastic surgeon to do it to be sure. They did a 1cm margin (Skin specimen was 4cm(width) by 2cm(height) by 1.5cm(depth) but it wasn't mohs.
The second report (The f... more
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