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  • September 24, 2013 at 7:01 pm #21595
    Coachann
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    Clark’s level III vertices growth

    Break slow 1.85 mm

    Non ulcerated

    Mitotic activity 3sq mm

    No regression

    Margin clear

    Ki-67 in well more than 10percent of cells

    Recommended wle and snlb.

    This sounds like ok results. What is the ki-67?

    September 24, 2013 at 11:20 pm #62588
    Catherine Poole
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    You will know more after the slnb comes back. For now, you are over the 1 mark for having this done. The mitotic rate indicates the cells are dividing. Be sure you have the pathology reviewed carefully by a dermatopathologist.

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