Lori Ann Reigert’s Oncologist Diagnosis
THE ONCOLOGIST’S REPORTS FOR LORI ANN REIGERT
Oncologist Dr. Willm Van Heeckeren of University Hospital Seidman Cancer Center in Mentor, Ohio concluded on 12/29/15 that Lori Ann Reigert had “melanoma of unknown primary (MUP) with metastasis to the right lung” and that the pathologists exam of her cancer specimen had “led to a diagnosis of malignant melanoma”.
It appears that Dr. Van Heeckeren had some doubt about a rare melanoma diagnosis that had no primary melanoma skin lesions when he had Lori Ann Reigert’s entire body rechecked by her dermatologist Dr. Parker, for melanoma skin lesions.
Despite the fact that Lori Ann Reigert had no history of melanoma and that Dr. Parker confirmed no existing melanoma lesions, Dr. Van Heeckeren concluded that she did have the rare MUP as diagnosed by Drs. Barcelo and Keep and, apparently, agreed that no further testing was necessary despite the fact that her rare MUP represented only 3% of all melanomas.
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Oncologist Dr. Henry Koon of University Hospital Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio stated on 1/7/16 to Lori Ann Reigert and her family that he concurred with the pathologist’s diagnosis and stated that she had Stage IV “metastatic melanoma”, aka malignant melanoma/skin cancer melanoma.
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FACTS
The oncologist is responsible for giving the accurate diagnosis of the pathologist to a patient. The only information that the patient, Lori Ann Reigert, and her family were ever given was that she definitely, without doubt, had malignant/skin cancer melanoma that had spread (metastasized) into her body.
On meeting with Dr. Van Heeckeren, Lori Ann Reigert and her family were only told that she had “malignant melanoma” and HE NEVER DISCLOSED OR DISCUSSED his diagnosis of MUP and its rarity with her or her family so that she could have seriously considered requesting more tests or an additional expert opinion.
Unknown to Lori Ann Reigert or her family, Dr. Koon must have been concerned with the rarity of her diagnosis of malignant melanoma WITH NO KNOWN PAST OR PRESENT SKIN LESIONS (MUP) when he assigned Dr. Honda to collect and recheck all her known past years skin biopsies by Ameripath in Cleveland and Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus for missed melanoma skin lesions to verify a melanoma cancer diagnosis. Even though no prior melanoma was found, making her melanoma diagnosis even more unlikely, he requested no further testing of her cancer.
Click Here to See the Rarity of MUP (cutaneous/skin melanoma w/o cancerous skin lesions)
Click Here to See the Rarity of Mucosal Melanoma (no skin lesions)
Click Here to See the Rarity of Primary Pleura Melanoma (no skin lesions)