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My pathology report states junctional and lentiginous melanocytic nevus, extending to the peripheral edge. is this melanoma?.
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Mole, not cancer: Here is a translation of your path report: Junctional- location as it relates to depth in the skin, the junction between epidermis and dermis. lentiginous- means flat dark spot, melanocytic- made up of pigment cells (melanocytes), nevus - a lesion that contains nevus cells a type of melanocyte, aka "mole". This is a benign spot that appears to have been completely removed. Not a malignancy.
Answered 12/8/2017
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