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A member asked:
My dad had a small round black.mole on his shoulder started to itch so.had it removed md said looked."harmless" but still sent it for biopsy. bad?
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Routine: It is routine to send most biopsy samples for pathology (diagnosis). It does not necessarily indicate either "good" nor "bad." wait for the results.
Answered 6/25/2013
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Wait for biopsy: Always have suspicious lesions biopsied--wait for the results before you get too anxious about this.
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