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Mole grew back 6 weeks after shave. report compound melanocytic nevus architectural disorder moderate cytologic atypia. what's this mean, melanoma ?
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Seek 2nd opinion: Recurrence of a mole makes it likely that it is a melanoma. You should get further surgery done by a melanoma expert(surgical Oncologist). It always useful to seek 2 or 3 opinions and go with the aggregate of the recommendation, provided to you.
Answered 2/24/2015
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