psoriasis and melanoma

It seems there might be something new about being a lifetime psoriasis sufferer that I am still learning. Today I had a mole excised which the doctor was certain is a melanoma. I am waiting now for pathology, but he is so confident of the diagnosis that I already have a further appointment for more to be cut out. So I was wondering if there was a connection between skin cancer and psoriasis. I had noted before that there was an apparent correlation between psoriasis and carcenomas, but I was surprised to find a correlation study suggesting increased risk of melanoma for psoriasis sufferers. I have had carcenomas excised and frozen off before this. In fact I had another of these frozen off today that was just inches from the melanoma. And without this I never would have seen the melanoma which is in an elbow skin fold on the back of my elbow. Was I lucky to find it, yes, but not lucky to have it in the first place. So am I alone on this one? Have any of you had a melanoma as well as psoriasis? wendyloish