SMA and malignant melanoma

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      Well here is a interesting one, and I thought this would be the place to

check if anyone had such experiences. I am 35, was diagnosed with

Werdnig-Hoffman, when I was very young, but am probably best characterized as a

very weak SMA II or Very Strong SMA I. Limited use of arms at this point, and

use BiPAP every night for 7 to 9 hours. Two years ago I was diagnosed with

malignant melanoma for an old mole I have had since around birth, had it removed

and had some rather aggressive posttreatment (including using Leukine as an

adjuvant treatment though it was not clear I was fully staged at Stage III. Just

last week, I had a biopsy on a very small mole in the same region where the

original tumor was excised, that came back with evidence of microscopic

metastases, which raises the chances of upstaging this disease. I am just wonder

if anyone has experienced a combination of SMA and Melanoma, and would have any

specific experiences to relate.

Thanks in advance,

Adam.