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Thank you! 

Thank you! 

Thank you! 

In reading some of the post here I see some concern over shave biopsys and if the depth measurement was correct or not. Mine was a shave biopsy and was quadrasected. The description reads "a flat piece of skin measuring 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.1 cm with an off centered brown patch measuring 0.7 x 0.5 cm quadrasected and entirely submitted in one cassette. Due to loss of elastic tension and tissue shrinkage in formulin, the clinical sizes may be larger than those reported here." 

In reading some of the post here I see some concern over shave biopsys and if the depth measurement was correct or not. Mine was a shave biopsy and was quadrasected. The description reads "a flat piece of skin measuring 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.1 cm with an off centered brown patch measuring 0.7 x 0.5 cm quadrasected and entirely submitted in one cassette. Due to loss of elastic tension and tissue shrinkage in formulin, the clinical sizes may be larger than those reported here." 

In reading some of the post here I see some concern over shave biopsys and if the depth measurement was correct or not. Mine was a shave biopsy and was quadrasected. The description reads "a flat piece of skin measuring 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.1 cm with an off centered brown patch measuring 0.7 x 0.5 cm quadrasected and entirely submitted in one cassette. Due to loss of elastic tension and tissue shrinkage in formulin, the clinical sizes may be larger than those reported here." 

Thanks so much for answering. If there was depth to part of it then wouldn't there also be a vertical? A shave biopsy was done, then the WLE. Should I be concerned about the depth? Will the biopsy or WLE show that the depth was also excised? Sorry for all the questions, but thank you for talking with me. Im going back for my f/up from the WLE on 11/15 and will be able to talk to the dr more then. Im just concerned that he told me I have melanoma in situ and never said anything about the stage 1 part. I caught that myself in reading the report. Also, regarding the comment on the report, is that a description of what was seen in the epidermis and dermis? And why does that not mention melanoma? Just mentions atypical melanocytes and single cells. Thanks! 

Thanks so much for answering. If there was depth to part of it then wouldn't there also be a vertical? A shave biopsy was done, then the WLE. Should I be concerned about the depth? Will the biopsy or WLE show that the depth was also excised? Sorry for all the questions, but thank you for talking with me. Im going back for my f/up from the WLE on 11/15 and will be able to talk to the dr more then. Im just concerned that he told me I have melanoma in situ and never said anything about the stage 1 part. I caught that myself in reading the report. Also, regarding the comment on the report, is that a description of what was seen in the epidermis and dermis? And why does that not mention melanoma? Just mentions atypical melanocytes and single cells. Thanks! 

Thanks so much for answering. If there was depth to part of it then wouldn't there also be a vertical? A shave biopsy was done, then the WLE. Should I be concerned about the depth? Will the biopsy or WLE show that the depth was also excised? Sorry for all the questions, but thank you for talking with me. Im going back for my f/up from the WLE on 11/15 and will be able to talk to the dr more then. Im just concerned that he told me I have melanoma in situ and never said anything about the stage 1 part. I caught that myself in reading the report. Also, regarding the comment on the report, is that a description of what was seen in the epidermis and dermis? And why does that not mention melanoma? Just mentions atypical melanocytes and single cells. Thanks! 

Could you tell me what you mean by radial growth phase? I did have wider margins taken, waiting on the results. Dr is telling me its melanoma in situ, but after reading this report over I was thinking stage 1. Thanks so much!! 

Could you tell me what you mean by radial growth phase? I did have wider margins taken, waiting on the results. Dr is telling me its melanoma in situ, but after reading this report over I was thinking stage 1. Thanks so much!! 

Could you tell me what you mean by radial growth phase? I did have wider margins taken, waiting on the results. Dr is telling me its melanoma in situ, but after reading this report over I was thinking stage 1. Thanks so much!!