Abnormal Results Mole Biopsy. I just got the results and they said that it is not cancer but the biopsy was abnormal due to abnormal cell growth. The presence of abnormal cells dysplasia in a mole on biopsy indicates that there is a high risk more than double for development of a melanoma.
The entire mole and a margin of normal tissue around it need to be removed. This means there are no cancer cells present in the mole removed and that it was surrounded by. A typical biopsy involves the surgical removal of a mass of abnormal cells.
After a biopsy your health care team completes several steps before the pathologist makes a diagnosis.
It is an important way to diagnose many different types of cancer. An endoscope is a lighted tube that can be guided into the body through an orifice such as the mouth or anus and is used to perform a biopsy. The abnormal mole results tend to show if the atypical cells have extended beyond the margins of the biopsy specimen. For a mildly atypical mole we will observe the area and if any pigmentation recurs in the biopsy site in the future a very small excision is done often with a small punch biopsy tool for a minimal scar.