Diagnosed and Waiting for Test Results
Discussion List
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What do these numbers mean?
what do these numbers mean? Left breast ultrasound guided biopsy with clip placement at 10 o'clock, 7 cm from the nipple with pathology showing invasive mammary carcinoma, Nottingham grade 2 out of 3. ER low positive, PR negative, HER - 2 equivocal, FISH performed. Ki 67 = 5%.
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Pathology Received-Need Help Understanding
Hi Everyone, Just received my pathology on MyChart. Can’t talk to the surgeon and need help understanding the size of the invasive component? I’m confused on whether it is 28 mm plus DCIS or 20mm of DCIS and 8mm of invasive? Your ValueThe localization lumpectomy specimen in part E has been submitted in its entirety for…
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Pet Scan Mania
Hello.. I am a nine year survivor of BC from 2013. I recently had a Pet Scan and there was a lymph node in my liver that showed 7.2 SUV uptake which my oncologist is concerned about. He did not say it was cancer but that I now need a laparoscopic liver biopsy to get to the bottom of things. I have already had a regular…
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No additional testing / No MRI scheduled, is this normal?
Background: annual mammo found 11mm lump deep in breast, core biopsy indicates IDC + some DCIS. I went in for my initial surgical consult at Dana Farber today. I was told because of the probable staging (1) that I would not need to be tested for mets. I was sent to genetic testing only. Oncotype is after surgery, she…
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MRI report
can anyone tell me what all this means please? And yes I had the stereotactic biopsy yesterday CLINICAL HISTORY: 51-year-old female. Recently performed routine screening mammogram from June 2022 showed increase calcifications in the left breast as well as biopsy-proven invasive mammary carcinoma at 10 o'clock, 7 cm from…
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Question for Triple Positves
Was your Her2 positive from IHC or upgraded to positive from FISH? I am asking because my biopsy showed Her2 negative. But, I had a SMX on 7/27 and IHC came back as equivocal so has been reflexed to FISH test. I am awaiting results. I was reading some medical journals and articles mentioning that they are currently…
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Stereotactic biopsy
i have IDC and was suppose to have surgery on the 28th. The day before, my surgeon called to cancel. There are suspicious microcalcifications that we want to test first. On the 29th I had an MRI and was suppose to have a stereotactic biopsy on the 10th. Today the nurse called to say they want to do it sooner. She will call…