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What does it mean when a mole that was removed shows severe atypia?
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∙ 12y ago
atypia is abnormalities in cells found within a mole. the term atypia when referring to skin is catagorized into 3 stages.Mild, Moderate, and severe.when a mole is considered to be severely atypical it is the last stage OS atypia and may continue or progress into skin cancer (melanoma) if left untreated.Usually a severely atypical mole should and will be reccomended by the dermatologist to be excised before it has the chance of turning into melanoma.
Rebecca G. (M.A.)
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What does atypia mean?
Atypia is a clinical term for abnormality in a cell
What does it mean if your test results were mild atypia?
mild abnormality in a cell
What does it mean if the biopsy result said that no atypia was noted on the specimen?
Consult your doctor for the answer...
What does this mean A Gastric ulcer erosion with reactive atypia?
sal erosion with reactive altypia
What does it mean if my test results were focally moderate atypia with numerous nevomelanocytic cells?
A test result of atypical nevomelanocytic lesions does not necessarily mean melanoma. These types of cells can eventually turn to melanoma if left untreated.
What does the word severe mean in french?
''Sévère'' in French would mean ''Severe'' or ''Harsh'' in English.
What is mild atypia?
Depending on where it was found, it only means that there some cell that does not look normal and that this needs to be investigated further. However, it does not mean that you are diagnosed with cancer. Until confirmed by pathology department, it is not cancer.
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