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    JC
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      Is it agreed upon that WLE surgical margin for Breslow less than 1mm should be 1cm?  I've read some evidence that suggests 2cm margins may have lower rate of local recurrence? 

      Is it agreed upon that WLE surgical margin for Breslow less than 1mm should be 1cm?  I've read some evidence that suggests 2cm margins may have lower rate of local recurrence? 

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        natasha
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          I had 2 cm and 0.2 Breslow.

          natasha
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            I had 2 cm and 0.2 Breslow.

            natasha
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              I had 2 cm and 0.2 Breslow.

                JC
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                  My Breslow was 0.3, but my surgical margin was 1 cm.  Makes me wonder if I should have gotten 2 cm surgical margins.

                  JC
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                    My Breslow was 0.3, but my surgical margin was 1 cm.  Makes me wonder if I should have gotten 2 cm surgical margins.

                    JC
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                      My Breslow was 0.3, but my surgical margin was 1 cm.  Makes me wonder if I should have gotten 2 cm surgical margins.

                      natasha
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                        I did not have shave biopsy from beginning ,I had removal of mole with 1 cm around. After pathology I had another 1 cm removed.

                        JC
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                          Oh, ok.  I had an initial shave biopsy (which actually got all the melanoma), and then had WLE with 1 cm margins. 

                          JC
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                            Oh, ok.  I had an initial shave biopsy (which actually got all the melanoma), and then had WLE with 1 cm margins. 

                            JC
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                              Oh, ok.  I had an initial shave biopsy (which actually got all the melanoma), and then had WLE with 1 cm margins. 

                              natasha
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                                I did not have shave biopsy from beginning ,I had removal of mole with 1 cm around. After pathology I had another 1 cm removed.

                                natasha
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                                  I did not have shave biopsy from beginning ,I had removal of mole with 1 cm around. After pathology I had another 1 cm removed.

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