Experience I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical
Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine.
M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Question 5 days ago i was diagnosed with malignant melanoma,superficial spreading type. the breslow thickness is at 2.5mm. clarks level iv. ulceration was present. horizontal and vertical growth phase are present. tumor infiltration lymphocytes: brisk. the mole was located on my mid upper back. i am suppose to meet with the surgeon next week for a re-excision i guess. i have been reading alot about this but i am a little confused because i am not sure if it is in my lympnodes or any organs. what is the prognosis for this? and what should i expect next?
thank you,
Answer How big was your mole on the surface of your skin? It seems to be rather serious though. Yes more extensive surgery is necessary. No one can know right now based only on this if it is in any lymph nodes or in other places. Must be investigated. I have right now not enough information to give you any kind of precise prognosis. But malignant melanomas are always serious matters. Your case needs to be investigated more. Discuss the planning for that with your dr.
