Sandaman3

Update from my earlier post. I had a WLE to .5 cm margins and the pathology came back with melanoma in situ at all margins. The surgeon said it was “statistically “ unlikely that this would happen but it did so they will go back in and take out wider margins.

How common is this and should I be concerned about the breadth of the melanoma spread? Also, would this make it more likely that melanoma is growing elsewhere on my body simultaneously?

Thanks for any responses.

Ellie,

Thanks for the response. I am not sure if my sample was sent for BRAF testing but I doubt it was. It looks like the protocol is not to send it without advanced disease.

Do you normally see it tested with in situ? Does BRAF testing tell you if you will have a higher chance of metastatic disease?

In looking at posts here and feedback from my derm The diagnosis is 99-100 % survival at 5 years. With that said the derm wants to see me every 3 months for at least 2 years.