Please excuse my lack of terminology. My father had a Stage 3 melanoma removed from his foot 3 years ago, they removed his big toe and a portion of his foot as well. He also had the lymph node in his groin removed.
A week ago he had 3 skin sections removed for biopsy on the same leg. One on his ankle, another a few inches higher, and the third (largest) was on his inner lower calf. They were confirmed as melanoma this morning. He has an appointment for Friday with his surgical oncologist.
Having done some research over the last few hours regarding recurrent melanoma, it seems that the options are limited and offer a poor prognosis.
Is this correct? Or am I just reading into the online information incorrectly?
As far as I know, his first occurrence did not involve any chemo, radiation, etc.
Thank you for your time.
Joe