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Hello i had a mole removed biopsy came back severely dysplastic. is it common for the pathologist to misread and it actually be melanoma? or is there a distinct difference?
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Without seeing slide cannot comment. Your Dermatologist will also look at it I hope and see if they agree. Melanomas almost always have black stuff in them (melanin) and hard to miss.
Answered 7/15/2021
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Severe dysplasia buts you at risk for the mole degenerating into a melanoma. Therefore i would recommend complete excision of the mole if any mole was left behind after biopsy
Answered 7/20/2021
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