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    MoiraPA
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      Hey everyone. This might be a dumb question but can someone tell me what "AML" means/stands-for if on a pathology report (from a shave biopsy) it's listed as the "clinical diagnosis"?

      if it matters, the mole came back severely atypical

      Thanks!

       

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        Janner
        Participant

          You need to give us context.  It could be amelanotic (without color) but without some type of context, it is hard to know.

            MoiraPA
            Participant

              Shave biopsy done on skin near elbow. Was a brown/black mole. Came back as "severely atypical" so we're getting all of it removed probably with some skin around it. When leaving we asked for a copy of the pathology report which says: "Compound Dyplastic Nevus With Focal Severe Atypia" and "the biopsy shows a compound nevis with architectural disorder and focal pagetoid spread with cytologic atypia" and that the case was reviewed at the Dermatopathology Consensus Conference.

              Below that it says how the specimen was received (formalin-containing bottle etc) and states: 

              "Clinical Disgnosis: AML"

               

              thanks !

              Janner
              Participant

                My best guess:  atypical melanocytes lesion.

                MoiraPA
                Participant

                  Sounds probable. Thank you

                  Janner
                  Participant

                    Autocorrect….. Atypical Melanocytic lesion

                    Janner
                    Participant

                      Autocorrect….. Atypical Melanocytic lesion

                      Janner
                      Participant

                        Autocorrect….. Atypical Melanocytic lesion

                        MoiraPA
                        Participant

                          Sounds probable. Thank you

                          MoiraPA
                          Participant

                            Sounds probable. Thank you

                            Janner
                            Participant

                              My best guess:  atypical melanocytes lesion.

                              Janner
                              Participant

                                My best guess:  atypical melanocytes lesion.

                                MoiraPA
                                Participant

                                  Shave biopsy done on skin near elbow. Was a brown/black mole. Came back as "severely atypical" so we're getting all of it removed probably with some skin around it. When leaving we asked for a copy of the pathology report which says: "Compound Dyplastic Nevus With Focal Severe Atypia" and "the biopsy shows a compound nevis with architectural disorder and focal pagetoid spread with cytologic atypia" and that the case was reviewed at the Dermatopathology Consensus Conference.

                                  Below that it says how the specimen was received (formalin-containing bottle etc) and states: 

                                  "Clinical Disgnosis: AML"

                                   

                                  thanks !

                                  MoiraPA
                                  Participant

                                    Shave biopsy done on skin near elbow. Was a brown/black mole. Came back as "severely atypical" so we're getting all of it removed probably with some skin around it. When leaving we asked for a copy of the pathology report which says: "Compound Dyplastic Nevus With Focal Severe Atypia" and "the biopsy shows a compound nevis with architectural disorder and focal pagetoid spread with cytologic atypia" and that the case was reviewed at the Dermatopathology Consensus Conference.

                                    Below that it says how the specimen was received (formalin-containing bottle etc) and states: 

                                    "Clinical Disgnosis: AML"

                                     

                                    thanks !

                                  Janner
                                  Participant

                                    You need to give us context.  It could be amelanotic (without color) but without some type of context, it is hard to know.

                                    Janner
                                    Participant

                                      You need to give us context.  It could be amelanotic (without color) but without some type of context, it is hard to know.

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