Atypical Spitzoid Tumor

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    • May 11, 2016 at 11:15 pm
    hmh90
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      Hi everyone,

      I had a very itchy reddish mole on my rear removed on April 29th. My dermatologist said it looked to be just a bug bite and that we should have results in a week. A week later I heard nothing back, so I called her. She said that it was an Atypical Spitzoid Tumor and they need to send it to San Francisco for further genetic testing to determine what to do next, but we for sure need to have more margins taken out and a lymph node biopsy.

       

      She did not have a lot of answers for me, and from the research I did online about these tumors it sounds like they are difficult to diagnose but fairly easy to treat. I just had some questions regarding the treatment process since she didn't really have anything else to tell me.

       

      It seems that this sort of thing might be melenoma but isn't as aggressive. Is the biopsy and further excision something that is like a general anesthesia surgery or just something they numb me up for and then take it out. Has anyone that has had these ever needed further work like a PET or CT scan? I've read about blood work and chest xray but why do they need a chest xray? There's not a whole lot of info out there about this, so any info is helpful! 

       

      Thanks!

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