My pathology report appeared in my patient portal despite the fact that no one from the office called me. It said:
Biopsy results:
Atypical melanocytic nevus, junctional.
This lesion should be removed completely because solitary melanocytes predominate over nests. The lesion extends to one lateral margin.
Microscopic Description:
Relatively monomorphous melanocytes are situated as nests and solitary units in the dermal-epidermal junction. In foci, single melanocytes predominate over nests.
I see some things inhere that look suspicious, and some that do not. Any thoughts?
Thanks, in advance, to whomever takes the time to look it over.
This is good news! Atypical melanocytic nevus is not melanoma! Congrats. The standard of care for these is a wide local exision for clear margins and then watch and monitor it for change.
If you have any other questions, there are people who are more familiar with the details of a path report than I am, but this is a good one!
Thank you so much, Julie, That is what i thought, but the reassurance made me feel so much better.
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