Pathology Finding - Part II

Thank you for your response to my prior question.  What I failed to mention was that the biopsy was not a mole.  Sections of my arms, shoulders (both) were swollen (tissue was of lumpy consistency skin surface was had no blemishes nor moles).  My primary doctor took a punch hole sample of the skin and some tissue for a biopsy to be performed. As started prior, this was the findings: Junctional Nevus Moderate Cytology Atypia with Architectural Disorder recommendation to remove entire lesion for histology.  I also failed to type in the Lentiginous in the first question.  

I know what junctional nevus is ...A mole found in the junction (border) between the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin. These moles may be pigmented and slightly raised, and have a higher risk of developing into malignant melanoma.

Correct Findings: Junctional Lentiginous Nevus Moderate Cytology Atypia with Architectural Disorder recommendation to remove entire lesion for histology.

Does this makes a difference?

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

No.  What the doctor found was a mole, whatever he was looking for.  I really can't make sense of looking at lumpy skin and finding a mole under the microscope--the doctor must have been looking at a pigmented spot, or else he wouldn't have found one.

You may be a bit confused.  As I suggested before, you need to talk to the physician who did the biopsy.  

Best.

Dr. Rockoff