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Profiles provide people affected by melanoma a forum to tell their stories and to find others who may be in a similar place with their melanoma diagnosis and treatment. You can browse the profiles below or search based on certain criteria to learn about others who may share a similar path.
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Detected lymphnode in neck, removed (pos. for melanoma), no primary found. Full right side neck disection on 2/12/2001, 35 nodes removed (all neg.), 6 weeks of radiation in April. Had .9mm depth...
Misdiagnosed by the lab in '91 with .5mm shave mm "no clear margins" diagnosed as dysplastic nevis... Jan.1997 a recurrent nodule appeared in original shave scar...2.1mm Ulcerated ..Went untreated...
Nov. 10, 1998, suspicious ulcerated mole removed on back of neck, at collarline.(Previous negative punch biopsies on mole in 92 and 96). Positive biopsy confirmed 1.4 MM. Dec. 17, 1998,...
dxed with mole that turned blackish on back...came back melanoma..had
sentinel mapping to determine which side tumor drained...came back
right side...had WLE and SLNB..... sentinel node came back...
Biopsy then excision on left forearm. End of March 2008 was excision. Dr. Sarah Long
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I just found out the cancer has come back in my liver, I am choosing to remain optimistic. I am a fighter and a survivor. Read more...