Please let me know if this sentence below means that I have skin cancer or not? That's my last medical test.

[Lulymoon]

section shows mild basket weave hyperkeratosis with mild superficial peri vascular lymphocytic infiltrate. No significant pathology.

[Clutter]

Lulumoon,

No significant pathology means there is no disease which would also mean no cancer.

Hyperkeratossis means thickening of the skin google.co.uk/search?q=hyper...

Superficial peri vascular lymphocytic infiltrate is explained in google.co.uk/search?q=peri+...

[Lulymoon in reply to Clutter]

Thanks dear

[Rapunzel]

Wouldn't it help if they used language we could understand ? At least medics don't write prescriptions in Latin anymore

No significant pathology means no problems of any note, IMO. Google the basket weave and lymphocytic stuff and see what you come up with...

[Clutter in reply to Rapunzel]

Rapunzel,

Lulymoon's doctor should have explained to her in lay terms what the report means.

[JGBH in reply to Clutter]

Patients also need to ask for clarification if they don't understand. People should not be made to feel stupid or intimidated by doctors. This only leads to unnecessary added stress.

[Rapunzel]

Ain't that the truth

[shaws Administrator in reply to Rapunzel]

He might not even know himself or he should have 'googled'