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#2371
8/22/2006
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After being told that the cyst found on my ultra-sound had a thicker wall than usual, my OB/GYN sent me to see abreat surgeon for further review. I saw him today and he perfomed a needle aspiration. After my research, I expected to see a yellowish fluid (ggod) or fluid containing blood (not so good). Instead, the substance that came out looked to me like hand lotion (thick in nature) that was whitish in color with blood at one end of the syringe. His comments were something like he was surprided to see pusslike fluid. The surgeon told me that he would send it in for testing and that he would see me in a month. He did not seem to be concerned and told me not to be overly concerned. It seems that doctors can't tell you too much anymore and only give you vague information until lab tests come back. Is it common to have "pusslike stuff" come out of a cyst? Does it mean I may have some sort of infection? Any light you can shed on this will help while I await my lab results! Thanks! |
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not sure... very possible to be infection though. await pathology feedback now. |
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#2372
8/22/2006
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I AM IN NEED OF SOME HELP...I AM 31 YEAR OLD WHITE FEMALE. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN, MY MEDICIAL HISTORY IS FAR FROM ANYONES NORMAL. I HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF CANCER, MY MOMS MOTHER HAD BREAST CANCER TWO TIMES, MY FATHERS MOTHER HAD OVARIAN CANCER AND DIED (THEY DID NOT CATCH IT IN TIME0 I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOISED WITH GLACTORIAH.(SP?)I PRODUCE MILK EVEN THOUGH MY LABS SHOW ME IN THE NORMAL RANGE, AND I HAVE HAD A BRAIN MRI TO RULE OUT BRAIN TUMOR.
I HAVE HAD PAINFUL LUMPS IN MY BREAST BEFORE, THEY WENT AWAY. I FOUND A LUMP THAT DOES NOT HURT, BEEN IN THE SAME PLACE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW. DURING MY YEARLY CHECK UP WITH MY OB/GYN SHE FOUND THE LUMP ALSO. I HAD US DONE RIGHT THEN IN THE OFFICE, THEY TOOK 33 PICTURES OF MY BREAST. THIS IS THE REPORT I GOT A COPY OF FROM MY HOSPITAL TODAY.
RADIOLOGY REPORT
HISTORY LEFT BREAST CYST
LEFT BREAST SONOGRAM
ULTRASOUND IMAGES DEMOSTRATE VERY MILDLY PROMINENT DUCTS IN THE OUTER HALF OF THE LEFT BREAST WITH ECHOGENIC DEBRIS. I SEE NO OBVIOUS MASS WITHIN IN THE DUCTS. CLINICAL CORRELATION IS REMMENDED.
IMPRESSION:
PROMINENT DUCTS IN THE OUTER HALF OF THE LEFT BREAST MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MM IN THICKNESS. THERE IS ECHOGENICITY WITHIN THE DUCTS AND CLINICAL CORRELATION IS RECOMMENDED. NO DEFINITE MASS.
THIS WAS ON 7/27/06
DR. OFFICE CALLED SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED OK, THEN I GOT MY REPORT FROM THE HOSPITAL IN THE MAIL, AND ON THAT SAME DAY A CALL BACK FROM MY DR. OFFICE STATING I HAD TO GO FOR A MAMMOGRAM.
8/4/06
SCREENING MAMOGRAM
BILATERAL MEDIOLATERAL, OBLIQUE, AND CRANIOCAUDAL PROJECTION MAMOGRAMS WERE OBTAINED AS WELL AS CC FOCAL SPOT COMPRESSION AND TRUE LATERAL IMAGE OF THE LEFT BREAST IN THE PATIENT WITH A PALPABLE CONCERN IN THE UPPER OUTER QUADRANT. COMPARISON IS MADE TO THE 8/20/04 STUDY. THE MAMOGRAMS WERE EVALUATED USING COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION.
IN THE AREA OF PALPABLE CONCERN, NO DEFINTE MASS OR MAMOGRAPHIC ABNORALITY IS OBSERVED.
THERE IS NO DOMINANT MASSES, SUSPICIOUS CALCIFICATIONS OR DEVELOPING DESITIES IDENTIFIED.
A TYPE III PARENCHYMAL PATTERN IS IDENTIFIED WHICH CORRESPONDS TO A MODERATE AMOUNT OF DENSE GLADULAR TISSUE. THE MAMOGRAMS APPEAR STABLE COMPARED TO THE 2004 EXAM.
ANY SUSPICIOUS PALPABLE ABNORALITY, DESPITE NEGATIVE IMAGING FINDINGS, REQUIRE FOLLOW UP.
IMPRESSION" HISTORY OF A PALABLE ABNORALITY IN THE UPPER OUTER QUADRANT OF THE LEFT BREAST WITHOUT MAMOGRAPHIC CORRELATE. THE MAMMOGRAMS APPEAR UNCHANGED COMPARED TO THE 2004 EXAM WITHOUT SUSPICIOUS FINDING TO INDICATE MALIGNANCY.
I HAVE HAD THE MILK PROBLEM SINCE SEPTEMBER 98 WITH MY FIRST CHILD, MY GYN SENT ME TO A SURGEON BACK IN 2004 TO HAVE ALL MY MILK DUCTS AND GLANDS REMOVED....HE WAS VERY HATEFUL, HE TOLD ME HE WOULD JUST CUT MY BREAST OFF AND BE DONE WITH IT... I LEFT CRYING.
WHILE I WAS AT MY LAST MAMMOGRAM THIS AUGUST, THE LADY THAT DID THE ULTRASOUND AND RADIOLOGIST TOLD ME THAT THE GLACHTOREA COULD TURN INTO CANCER, AND WITH MY FAMILY HISTORY OF CANCER, AND MY HISTORY OF HORMONAL PROBLEMS AND THAT I HAVE HAD A HYSTERECTORY WITH REMOVAL OF MY OVERIES THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE PROCEDURE DONE TO HAVE ALL OF THE BREAST TISSUE REMOVED, BUT SAVE THE NIPPLE AND SKIN.. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD MAKE A CUT, AND SCOOP ALL THE TISSUE OUT OTHER THAN AT MY NIPPLE, AND PUT INPLANTS IN.
MY QUESTION IS, WHAT DO YOU THINK, BOTH REPORTS SOUND DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE PROCEDURE THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. I GO THIS COMING MONDAY TO A DR AT VANDERBILT BREAST CENTER. PLEASE HELP ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT I NEED TO ASK...THANKS |
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reports sound the same and sound like basically a normal result |
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#2373
8/22/2006
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I have a very odd pimple-like bump on my right breast. Every time I pop it, or it settles, there is a leftover redness that won't go away. I am 19 and a bit nervous because I have relatively large breasts. Could there be something wrong? |
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might be an infection. time to see the doctor about it. |
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#2374
8/21/2006
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Is it normal for teenage girls to have lumpier breasts? |
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yes, sure is. all those new hormones pumping through as she matures and grows and her breasts are developing. very normal. |
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#2375
8/21/2006
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I am a 53 yr old female. I recently noticed that my areolas are looking like they are fading on the outside. I have no discarge nor any pain. Should I be concerned? |
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sometimes the pigment does go away but not for reasons we know though... worth seeing your gyn doctor about to check it out and ensure all seems fine otherwise. |
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#2376
8/21/2006
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My name is Anne I was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 34 and I'm still here. I had a masectomy on the left breast. I had saline implants and a nipple made. the saline implants were the wrong size and didn't hang nice. the nipple reconstruction didn't work. that was four years ago. In June I had my implants replaced with saline and a different shape and size, wow what a difference. The nipple however looked great the third week but now is flat. I want to Know if there is any surgeon creating a small implant for a nipple? If not, Why hasn't there been a small implant for nipple reconstruction created for breast cancer patients. Please help. |
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there is a newer technique for women whose reconstructed nipples spontaneously flatten. we are doing this newer technique at Hopkins. if you'd like to come to us for consultation about it and to have it done just call 443-287-2778 and ask for a plastic surgery consultation for a nipple re-do. works well. |
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#2377
8/21/2006
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My mother was just diagonosed with ductual invasive breast cancer with a tumor that is approx. 9cm in size. We are going to see a surgeon next week for a lumpectomy. My question is should she see a surgeon who deals with oncology, or is a general surgeon sufficient. She is scheduled to see a general surgeon. I live in another city, and would like her to move in with me during this time, especially for her recovery time. She wants to stay in her home. What should she expect as a recovery time after the surgery, and is radiation always done after the surgery? |
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i hope the tumor is 0.9cm and not actually 9cm as stated. assuming 0.9 cm then great. stage 1 disease. lumpectomy. recommend breast surgical oncologist rather than a general surgeon. you are still dealing with cancer... going to a specialist is to her benefit. if you want to bring her to us just call 443-287-2778. glad she has you for support. |
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#2378
8/21/2006
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FINAL DIAGNOSIS:
SUBCUTANEOUS RIGHT BREAST TISSUE
LYMPH NODE WITH SINUS HISTIOCYTOSIS.
Microscopic Deion:
Sections show benign fibroadipose tissue with a sparse scattering of small vessels and peripheral nerves. There is a lymph node with sinus histiocytosis. Definitive features of malignancy are not found in the current sections.
What, in lamen's term does this mean? |
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please avoid sending questions twice. this was already answered earlier. lymph node was negative for cancer. breast tissue was negative for cancer. all normal tissue found in both. |
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#2379
8/21/2006
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FINAL DIAGNOSIS:
SUBCUTANEOUS RIGHT BREAST TISSUE
LYMPH NODE WITH SINUS HISTIOCYTOSIS.
Microscopic Deion:
Sections show benign fibroadipose tissue with a sparse scattering of small vessels and peripheral nerves. There is a lymph node with sinus histiocytosis. Definitive features of malignancy are not found in the current sections.
What, in lamen's term does this mean? |
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the lymph node they biopsied was normal. no cancer in it. congrats. |
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#2380
8/21/2006
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I am 42 years old and have had annual mammograms for the last several years. This past year they discovered some density, went in for an additional mammogram and they found no issues. About a week ago, I had a bathing suit on (the top was not tight) and all of a sudden I felt like a bee was stinging me on my right breast. It went on for what seemed 5 minutes, there was no bee. There was no redness afterwards. Your thoughts? |
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gee, no idea. still might have been a bug though... since it disappeared and there was no residual symptoms sounds like things are okay now. |
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#2381
8/21/2006
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I have been off Herceptin and Navalbine for 3 weeks. The Navalbine was so bad, but I still have side effects from it. How long will these side effects last after my final treatment? |
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varies by person. should go away soon. |
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#2382
8/21/2006
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Good Morning/Evening.
I have written in the past and since last writing, I finally was given the diagnosis of Inflammatory Breast Cancer due to the peu d' orange and thickening of the skin. I also had the lymph node biopsied as they were unusual in shape and increased in size. I have had invasive ductal cell carcinoma with 1 lymph node involved July 2005. In March 2006 I went back to the GP to tell him things did not feel right. He sent me off for ultrasound and mammogram to tell me that I was 9 months clear and I had nothing to worry about. He wanted to prescribe me depression tablets. I declined. The thickening of the skin started to grow around my aereola and it was moving fast. My surgeon said he could not diagnose me and waisted approx 8 weeks. By this time it spread all the way up my aereola and the peu d orange was more obvious. I asked to be referred to another surgeon or someone who could tell me what was going on. Finally, the registrar said it was not IBC but I asked to see the head of Oncology to confirm same day. Since starting on Fac which showed the growth was still occurring, I was put onto Taxotere but I feel that the cancer is resilient and so would like to know if I have other alternatives to use and wether or not they have good survival rates. Such as Cryosurgery, radio waves, Hyperthermia treatment or another that I have not heard off but you would highly recommend. I have done 3 1/2 cycles of Fac, (half is because the portacath leaked). I want to know what my survival state is for 36 year old, with advanced IBC. I am still all positive as every one comments on how healthy and cheerful I am. I have read that 1 in 3 women will die from breast cancer. I have also read that once in the Liver, you are just buying time. Sorry, to all the women out there who are in this circumstance. I want to defeat this enemy with full artillery and at least see my 2 Autism Spectrum Boys grow up and make it out there. What would you recommend I do. I have done all the wrong things in the past. I did not change my diet but I changed my lifestyle. I cut back on all red meats and dairy products now. Use only organic products when available, Use sea minerals to boost my immune system and helps me with less issues with vomiting and nausea and has given me shiny healthy skin. Meditate and sing in the shower. Laugh more and of course love every moment I am with my boys. Thank You once again as my oncologist is totally against natural therapies or alternative treatments. I do believe that I am missing something. A cell which has become abnormal is apart of me and it seems as though I want to continue with Taxotere but at this point, will it really buy me time with the type of cancer I have. You have been helpful in the past I am hoping that this could put my life in perspective. |
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the stats are that 1 in 33 will die of breast cancer-- not 1 in 3... you have been diagnosed with stage 3b inflammatory breast cancer then. chemo, chemo chemo would be the plan. then surgery, then radiation. for women hormone receptor positive also hormonal therapy and for women her2neu receptor positive also herceptin. get a formal second opinion. you need to ensure you are in good hands going forward since it took a long time to get on the right track to start. |
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#2383
8/21/2006
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I am 42 and started having cyclic pain on the left side in April 06. I had a thermogram done that said it was a little 'hot' on that side but not associated with any pathology. The pain has increased, including a very sensitive nipple. Mammo was clear but ultrasound found a cyst 7mm and a hypervascular nodule 1.3 cm. I have an appt this week with a breast specialist and unsure what direction to take. At this point, I am in much pain, in breast, down arm, over ribs as well as sensitive nipple. No one seems particularly worried but to me, it just keeps getting more painful. It does get much better after my period (I almost can forget about it) but gets bad again about mid month.
Thank you!
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so time for a consultation in a comprehensive breast center. thermography by the way is research only. not standard of care for diagnosing anything breast related at this point. |
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#2384
8/21/2006
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Recent mammogram showed areas of microcalcifactions, and subsequent lumpectomy/biopsy confirmed DCIS. Pathology reported a grade 1 cribriform growth pattern without necrosis, 6mm in diameter, non invasive. Cancer cells were within 1mm, but nat at edges. The exision was 4x2x1 cm with embedded wire guide. Now the surgeon wants to go back in to get a wider margin. What I can't understand is why he would have only taken a 1 cm area at its smallest to start with. Wouldn't you want a 1cmm radius all around the suspect area the first time? With a 6mm size tumer, we'd be finished,no? I'm losing confidence in this surgeon. No indication in this report that the lump was marked for orientation other than the wire guide, so they know which is front and rear. Will the sugeon have to cut a margin around the entire old exision? And how will he find it without the microcalcifications or a marker to guide the wire. What is a preferred time interval for reexision? |
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there is no way to see with the naked eye how much tissue has been obtained around the cancer cells until pathology tells the surgeon in retrospect. 1mm is a close margin and most radiation oncologists would want a wider margin than this to be considered adequate. the wire served as a bullseye but not for the margins. |
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#2385
8/21/2006
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Hey im very concerned about my nipples on my 02 breasts they seem to be irregular and they arnt inverted its very hard to explain t's like i dont have any i dont kno why this is very wierd to me. I also am not getting my peroid. I get it about every 4 months and also my hair is so fine. It just keeps pulling out if i run my fingers through it a whole bunch comes out. I just dont know what these are signs of and im getting scared im almost 19 years old. Thanks for ur help. |
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not sure what all is going on but sounds like its time to see your family doctor. make an appointment this week. |
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#2386
8/21/2006
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I am 45 years old and I was at the Breast Cancer Center 4/6 -06. They found a mess in the right breast,but it looked benign. I have several cysts and fibrosistic tumoirs. Now, I have got another mass nearby. For a year, I have had greenish and white fluid in the right breast. They have not tested the fluid. What causes the green/yellowish fluid? Should I come in again for check-up? |
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time to return to the breast center. yes. |
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#2387
8/21/2006
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My friend complained of brest pain and a lump that went under armpit; she then said her brest was leaking fluid, then blood. she had exploratory surgery and something was removed and a tubing was supposedly placed inside brest. she was then released from hospital. Was this cancerous or was it just a procedure for lancing or removable of a cyst? |
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its not clear just what they did so without knowing the details i don't have an answer. there are no drains inserted for aspirating a cyst. |
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#2388
8/21/2006
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I have a stereotactic biopsy scheduled for the AM for new tightly clusted punctate microcalcs in the upper outer quadrant BiRADS 4. Is the chance of cancer still 20% in this case or is it statistically higher due to density and location of the lesion? Thank you for your help. I have 6 kids - one still in diapers and one going to college next week. It's scarey. |
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20%. |
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#2389
8/21/2006
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Hi - I'm 24 years old and have had 5 fibroid adenomas in the last five years. Two weeks ago I had core needle biopsies for the two latest lumps - one in the R breast and one in the L. Both lumps were benign. I had no adverse reaction to the biopsies until two days ago. I woke up with extrememly swollen and tender breasts, and noticed redness around the nipple area on both breasts. The redness is located near the incision on the L breast, but not on the right. Wearing a support bra has helped with the discomfort but the redness and tenderness has not subsided. Being concerned that this was somehow a reaction to the biopsies, I went to an outpatient clinic yesterday only to be sent home by a confused doctor who thought the redness looked superficial, and not like an infection at all. He sent me home with Augmentin, but still no change. Any idea what could be causing this? Thank you in advance! |
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if it is an infection the medication would need several days to work. you should be returning to the surgeon who did the surgery. |
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#2390
8/21/2006
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How small a lesion or nodule can show up on a mammogram? I am facing a biopsy on the 22nd for an anomaly that is 7mm --- my films from a little more than a year ago showed nothing. That scares me because if it is cancer, it seems to be growing like crazy. Also, I had a CT scan with contrast just a little over a month ago, with nothing bad showing up. Would a cancerous breast lesion or lymph node involvement show up as a "hot" spot during that test, or is the CT looking at bigger organs and bones only? Also, I saw the blip on the ultrasound screen and it seemed very smooth-edged (nothing like my 1 cm lesion from many, many years ago, which was spiculated, clearly suggestive of cancer). Is that misleading --- are distortions too small to see for the untrained eye looking at the screen like that? Thank you for your kind and supportive responses to all of us out here feeling alone and facing uncertainty ---it means a lot. |
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don't try to interpret these images yourself... that's what the doctors do for you. first, 7mm is very small... second, CT scans look at everything-- not just one area. you have just enough information to be anxious but not enough to truly justify worrying yet. get the biopsy tomorrow. ask the radiologist when he does it how suspicious it looks. |
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#2391
8/21/2006
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MY DAUGHTER IS 7 YEARS OLD AND HAS A MARBLE SIZE HARD LUMP AT THE NIPPLE,WE PLAN ON TAKING HER TO HER PCP,SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED. |
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don't be alarmed. would be highly unusual to be something serious. |
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#2392
8/18/2006
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I am 39 years old and started having tenderness to my left breast nipple. This has turned into some other strange sensations: pains, numbness at times, a feeling of fullness, sometimes a sense of movement within the breast. I cannot feel a lump or swelling? Could this be some type of infection? I have not had a mammogram since 2004. |
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no way to guess on this without seeing you. so time for a clinical breast exam and a mammogram. |
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#2393
8/19/2006
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I have spent the first part of 06 being diagnosed & treated for Stage II A breast cancer. Had lumpectomy with bad margins followed by skin saving mastectomy with TRAM reconstruction. Am now on Arimadex. In Jan had MRI of both breast - the "good" breast showed 2 areas of enhancement with a 6 month follow up suggested. The follow up showed one of the enhancements no longer there but the other still present and more pronounced. Just had an MRI biopsy with a pathology report that shows positive for early breast cancer. Why is this considered a "new primary" rather than a reccurance of the earlier diagnosed cancer?? I feel like I am starting all over - how usual is it to get a "mirror" cancer in the other breast?? How can this affect prognosis? |
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each breast stands alone. breast cancer either recurs in the same breast or as distant mets. so getting breast cancer in the other breast is a new primary. now you need to decide about reconstruction options. maybe S-GAP? if so, consider coming to us. 443-287-2778. |
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#2394
8/19/2006
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I wrote on 08-01-06 about the red splotch on my breast. The spot is the size of a half dollar and has been there for 2 months now. I had another appointment with my dermatologist who said that it looks like it's fading and that I will probably see the "shadow" of it for a while since I'm fair skinned. She still says it's excema and reiterated that the pathology report from my skin punch biopsy showed dermatitis and absolutely no cancer, and told me that if it looked like anything bad, she would tell me. I also saw my primary care physician to get another opinion, and she thinks it could be something hormonal, related to breastfeeding, and also assured me that I have had a "complete workup" and that I need to stop worrying. I have seen a breast cancer specialist twice and she has told me that it looks like a skin issue and not a breast issue. I have another appointment with her to follow up, but not until October.
My questions are: should I wait until then to pursue this furthur, or should I get my appointment moved up? Or should I try to find another specialist for yet another opinion?
Also, from what I've read, IBC is very aggressive. Would I be having more symptoms at this point, after having this reddish spot for 2 months if it were IBC? I am still very scared and worried that all the doctors I've seen have been wrong. Thank you so much. |
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if it looks like it is improving then you need to have faith in all the doctors you have seen. inflammatory breast cancer doesn't "go away".. it gets worse. |
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#2395
8/19/2006
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please tell me what dialation of the ducts in your breast nipple area. I just had a mamogram and ultra sound done and this is what they told me they found but they didnt elaberate on anything. So it left me wondering what to think. Please help me with this , should I go back to my breast specialist? or just give me some insight. |
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the duct is a like a pipe and they see one of yours being enlarged inside. sometimes from something irritating the lining. |
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#2396
8/19/2006
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My wife is breastfeeding (7th week) and has a huge knot in her breast (just under her nipple). It appears to be the size of a golf ball. It is really hard and she is in dire pain. We live in Hungary, but we have visited an American Clinic. The doctor took an ultra sound and advised her to take an antibiotic and a painkiller called "nurofen". However, on the box, it says not to take while breastfeeding. We don't know what to do. The breast that has the large knot is still producing at least twice the amount of milk than the other. We have tried pumping, massaging in warm water......and about everything else. Would REALLY appreciate some help. Thank you, |
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she needs an ultrasound to determine what this exactly is... and if you see the medication is contraindicated during breast feeding then she would not be able to take that meds and feed the baby. |
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#2397
8/18/2006
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I'M 38 YRS MARRIED, I HAVE BREAST LUMP ON LEFT SIDE WHICH CHECK BY LOCAL DOCTOR. THEN I REFER TO SPECIALIST DR. WHAT SHOULD I KNOW AT THIS STAGE? |
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ask for a diagnostic evaluation-- mammogram and ultrasound before having any invasive procedures done. |
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#2398
8/19/2006
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In February I received a mammogram result of Birads 4-two areas of suspicious calcs in the same region of 10mm. Wire localization and excisional biopsy followed-all suspicious tumor was removed. Pathology diagnosis was Atypical Hyperplasia. I felt uncomfortable and wanted prophylactic mastectomy 4 months later. The surgeon/oncologist said a second pathology opinion was standard procedure before proceeding, although did not expect a new diagnosis. Second and third pathologists concurred on DCIS grade 2 with comedo necrosis. I immediately proceeded with bilateral mastectomies, no lymph node procedures. Final mastectomy pathology indicated no residual carcinoma and no other areas of anything other than usual hyperplasia. The oncologist said my simple mastectomy is more than sufficient treatment. I am scared now, having recently read about micromets resulting from biopsies. The complete excision was done four and a half months before the mastectomies. Do I need systemic chemo? |
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no chemo! definitely not. you are basically cancer free and had more surgery than needed to begin with. consider yourself home free... |
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#2399
8/18/2006
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I am 54 years old. I had a mammorgram that came up with a 1.4 cm. lobulated nodule in the outer left breast. I have to go for a diagnostic mammogram as well as an ultrasound. What are the chances for this being malignant? |
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general stats would say 20% risk. your radiologist though can tell you more specifically how suspicious it looks so ask him. |
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#2400
8/19/2006
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I am 46 years old, still have my periods but recently I have been experiencing a dull ache, burning sensation and itching in the upper part of my right breast as well as under my arm and round to my shoulder blade. Sometimes I have a sharp pain across the back of my shoulder blade as well. The itching is also in the right nipple which appears to be a sort of swollen. I've never had a breast examination or anything - should i be worried? or is this because i'm working too hard? |
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well, time for a clinical breast exam, and you should be getting one along with a mammogram every year. so go. do the right thing for yourself. without this there are no answers. |
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