Possibly misdiagnosed…waiting and nervous

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    • March 18, 2015 at 2:25 am
    Matthew
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      I found out weeks ago that I have melanoma.  It was staged a 1B after the first pathology report.  After removing two nodes, one was negative and one showed a trace of infection.  We are currently getting a 2nd opinion and had an appointment delayed because the pathologist is questioning lymph node involvement.  Has anyone experienced this?  Is this common?

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        • March 21, 2015 at 4:42 pm
        _Paul_
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          Are you asking if its common that a pathologist has questions about a biopsy? I do know that different pathologists can read the same slides differently. I had a couple of atypical moles biopsied two years ago. The first pathologist recommended excision but the second did not.

          So it would not surprise me that if you had a suspected micrometastisis of a lymph node that interpreting the tissue slide could be ambiguous. Its great that you are getting a second opinion. In this case maybe you want a second pathologist to look at the slides as well.

          • March 21, 2015 at 4:42 pm
          _Paul_
          Participant

            Are you asking if its common that a pathologist has questions about a biopsy? I do know that different pathologists can read the same slides differently. I had a couple of atypical moles biopsied two years ago. The first pathologist recommended excision but the second did not.

            So it would not surprise me that if you had a suspected micrometastisis of a lymph node that interpreting the tissue slide could be ambiguous. Its great that you are getting a second opinion. In this case maybe you want a second pathologist to look at the slides as well.

            • March 21, 2015 at 4:42 pm
            _Paul_
            Participant

              Are you asking if its common that a pathologist has questions about a biopsy? I do know that different pathologists can read the same slides differently. I had a couple of atypical moles biopsied two years ago. The first pathologist recommended excision but the second did not.

              So it would not surprise me that if you had a suspected micrometastisis of a lymph node that interpreting the tissue slide could be ambiguous. Its great that you are getting a second opinion. In this case maybe you want a second pathologist to look at the slides as well.

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