Thank you for your response, it helped me feel more at ease while I waited for the wider excision. I had the excision today, and I also got an opportunity to see my pathology report. Apparently what was done was a shave biopsy initially. I had specifically told the doctor to please use a technique that would ensure the whole mole would be out. My question is, does a shave accurately let the pathologist determine if it is an in-situ or is there a risk that the shave prevented them from seeing if I actually had a stage I melanoma?
