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 Asked: 2/9/2012 44 y/o newly diagnosed IDC, grade 1, Nottingham score 4(tubules=1,nuclei=2,mitosis=1) No DCIS, No angiolympatic invasion,largest focus 0.6cm.
 Asked: 2/5/2012 hi, a friend of mine was dx with er/pr+, her-, age 34, with a snl of 4.5 mm.
 Asked: 2/5/2012 I was diagonosed with stage 1 invasive breast cancer..triple negative, and positive for brca2 had a lumpectomy, better than a 5 mm clear margin and...
 Asked: 2/2/2012 When an oncologist is working out prognosis for multifocal or multicentric bc using NPI is the tumour size used to calculate it still the biggest...
 Asked: 2/1/2012 I am 69 yrs old.
 Asked: 1/29/2012 Hello!two weeks ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a radical mastectomy,all lymph nodes resected.My biopsy showed TNBC T2N2M0 60%.I am 33 years...
 Asked: 1/28/2012 What does the following lab report means: Infiltrating Duct Carcinoma,Grade 3, Score9 Lymphnodes- All free(0/28) Stage pTN- pT2 NO>.
 Asked: 1/28/2012 Just had a modified radical mastectomy for Breast Cancer and pathology report is as follows Primary Tumor: pt1c Regional Lymph nodes: pn2a There...
 Asked: 1/27/2012 and if the tumor that is size 2.1 mm triple neg came back does it necessarily mean it goes to a major organ.
 Asked: 1/27/2012 I had a very tiny tumor 2.1 mm clear margins no lymp nodes involved someone told me because it was tnbc it will come back...
 Asked: 1/27/2012 I am 46 years old - Breast Cancer Feb 2011, HER2 Negative - Hormone produced cancer - lymph node micro cell in centinal node (Doc...
 Asked: 1/25/2012 How do you T stage an intracystic papillary carcinoma which lacks myoepithelium by IHC (p63, calponin, SM-MHC negative) but does not show an infiltrative/definitively invasive...
 Asked: 1/25/2012 i had a tumor 2.1mm it was infiltrating ductal carcinoma.
 Asked: 1/19/2012 I was diagnosed with IDUC BREAST CANCER tumor was 3 centimeters and went in 3 lymph nodes.
 Asked: 1/18/2012 they told me I have IDUC breast cancer I had partial masectomy with clear margins and 3 out of 4 nodes positive.
 Asked: 1/16/2012 I had two opinions on my pathology report.
 Asked: 1/15/2012 You just responded to me - thank you so much.
 Asked: 1/14/2012 Background : · I’m 38 years old, a wife, and a mother of two beautiful children (1 and 3).
 Asked: 1/13/2012 I''m stage 2b IDC, grade 2 with one positive node with some extra capsular extension.
 Asked: 1/13/2012 I was dx with Invasive ductal carcinoma at 10 0''clock and atypica/hyperplasia calcification at 9 0'' clock via biopsies.
 Asked: 1/12/2012 My 70- year old mother has just been diagnosed Invasive mammary carcinoma with lobular features extending to most of the core length. Immunostains show no...
 Asked: 1/10/2012 I hve been diagnosed with breast cancer.
 Asked: 1/7/2012 Asked about nuclear grade 2 pleomorphic question.
 Asked: 1/7/2012 My tumor is ilc. However, I cannot determine if I am pleomorphic? My mitotic rate was 1, pleomorphism was 2, and tubule formation was 3.
 Asked: 1/5/2012 I had a 1.5 cm recurrence in remaining tissue from the same breast that was removed close to 10 years ago, which tested HER2+++.
 Asked: 1/5/2012 How effective are pregnancy tests for detecting breast cancer? I read that a false positive can be given because it detects HCG which is elevated...
 Asked: 1/3/2012 My inter-mammary nodes and sentinal nodes were not able to be tested during mastectomy due to scarring.
 Asked: 1/3/2012 My Mom 72yo had surgery to remove a stage 0-1 .9cm, ER+ (25 to 30%) PR-, HER2- DCIS, with no lymph node involvement which listed as grade 8.
 Asked: 1/2/2012 58yr with invasive lobular left breast. Oncotype DX Score after surgery was 27.
 Asked: 1/2/2012 58yr with ILC left breast DX Sept2011.
 Asked: 1/2/2012 I am a 56 year old woman.
 Asked: 1/1/2012 How long is recommended to wait after mastectomy to begin chemo? Mastectomy with 1.5cm her2+++, ER-, PR-, grade 3.
 Asked: 12/31/2011 My pathology report states that my tumor was 1cm and tested negative for ER and PR but strongly positive for Her2.
 Asked: 12/28/2011 I was just told that I have breast cancer in the left breast but they couldn''t tell what stage I am in.
 Asked: 12/27/2011 my mom had surgery on her left breast.she had a simple mastectomy(A).the doctor told her they removed the cancer but she has Invasive Carcinoma Ductal(no...
 Asked: 12/24/2011 I have been diagnosed w/DCIS. I''m 56yrs old, have mammograms yearly, and no familyhistoryof any kind of cancer.
 Asked: 12/23/2011 a 1.8cm mucinous breast tumor at 2:00 location.
 Asked: 12/20/2011 I have a 1.3cm invasive ductal carcnimoa tumor in the mid-inner quadrant of my left breast.
 Asked: 12/20/2011 Hi--am 54 and diagnosed with Paget''s disease of L nipple by punch biopsy(no palpable lump).
 Asked: 12/16/2011 I was diagnosed with DCIS 9 years ago and was given a mastectomy.
 Asked: 12/12/2011 My mammogram showed that I had a brad-rad 3 sorta behind the spot where my cancer was 4 years ago.I had stage 1 agressive breast cancer.
 Asked: 11/28/2011 I was recently diagnosed with DCIS. After my Lumpectomy x2 within a 4.1 cm area, my pathology came back with a small microinvasion.
 Asked: 11/14/2011 My core biopsy report indicated that i was HER2-, PR+, and ER indeterminable.
 Asked: 11/4/2011 53 year old female with 1.4 cm IDC tumor excised with clear margins, ER+/PR+, HER2 neg.
 Asked: 11/4/2011 There seems to be conflicting views as to whether BRCA2+ ER+ breast cancers have a different prognosis to sporadic breast cancers.
 Asked: 10/30/2011 My wife''s cancer is 6.5cm, triple neg.
 Asked: 10/26/2011 Was diagnosed 2008 with stage 1 breast cancer 1cm grade 2.
 Asked: 10/25/2011 Hello. I was recently diagnosed with triple negative BC.
 Asked: 10/25/2011 I''m getting conflicting information about my stage: left breast, .5cm IDC with no lymph node involvement.
 Asked: 10/24/2011 I was dx at age 40 in March 2010 (via stereotactic bx, mammo, MRI and PET) with multifocal, pure, mucinous poorly defined 1.4 cm invasive...
 Asked: 10/24/2011 I was diagnosed in 2009 at age 38.
 Asked: 10/19/2011 I have read studies on ER+,PR-, Her2+ that they are more aggressive and tomoxifin resistant but what about ER+,PR- Her2- tumors? They...
 Asked: 10/16/2011 permission gladly granted to present case to tumor board...is there any way you could let me know what the overall consensus is? BTW tumor is ER...
 Asked: 10/16/2011 just learned from dermatologist that I have Pagets Mammary.
 Asked: 10/15/2011 I am diagnosed with IIa IDC, no lymph node involvement, Grade 3.
 Asked: 10/15/2011 Sorry I am the 41yo that just asked a question...forgot to say that tumor is ER+/PR+/Her2-, with micro mets in sentinel node.
 Asked: 10/15/2011 I am 41yo,dx w/ extensive DCIS and 4mm invasive tumor on L side, BRCA2 +, had b/l mastectomy and sentinel node removed (touch prep during...
 Asked: 10/13/2011 After bilateral biopsy last week,as well as ultrasound and indepth mamogram I have been diagnosed with a left 2.4 cm in diameter solid mass...
 Asked: 10/11/2011 I was diagnosed with stage 3A breast ERPR+ HER2- cancer May 2009.
 Asked: 10/6/2011 Small DCIS removed with lumpectomy but found extensive ADH and ALH in the tissue.
 Asked: 10/4/2011 I just read a report that a small sub-group of women over age 60 with 1 cm or less grade 1, ER/PR+ Her-, clear nodes...
 Asked: 10/4/2011 My mom was just diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
 Asked: 9/24/2011 I have had breast cancer three times.
 Asked: 9/22/2011 I am 48, dx with IDC, 0.4 cm, Stage1, Grade1,no node involvement, ERPR positive, HER2 negative.
 Asked: 9/19/2011 Final pathology after bilateral mastectomy - 3cm total tumor, both DCIS and IDC, IDC .6 cm.
 Asked: 9/19/2011 Hello, One year ago I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
 Asked: 9/19/2011 I have two questions based on my diagnosis.
 Asked: 9/18/2011 I am writing this question for a friend age 45 and premenopausal who has been diagnosed with Breast cancer and has had bilateral mastectomies.
 Asked: 9/18/2011 I am 43 and just had a bilateral mastectomy.
 Asked: 9/14/2011 i''m the 61 yr old woman that asked the question earlier about chemo for stage 2 and node postive.
 Asked: 9/11/2011 I had Stage II triple negative beast cancer 1 lump in right breast and of the 26 lymph nodes removed I had 2 nodes containing cancer cells.
 Asked: 9/8/2011 I was diagnosed with occult breast cancer with a lump in my right armpit lymphnode .
 Asked: 9/5/2011 I had a mastectomy with immediate lat flap reconstruction after a lumpectomy for ILC because my surgeon could not get clear margins.
 Asked: 9/3/2011 Last year I went to a radiology center with the complaint of a small lump in my breast.
 Asked: 8/27/2011 I had a WLE for multifocal IDC 20mm and 15mm(less than 10% DCIS) triple positive 2/10 nodes positive, 40 yrs old.
 Asked: 8/25/2011 Is encysted papillary carcinoma stage 0 or stage 1 breast cancer?
 Asked: 8/25/2011 What type of breast cancer which is hard to treat? Is Stage1 ERPR+/Her2- difficult to treat? Which type has the better or best prognosis? Triple Neg? ERPR-/Her2+?..
 Asked: 8/24/2011 Hi, I am trying to decide the best course of treatment.
 Asked: 8/19/2011 Hello, I was diagnosis with poorly differentiated carcinoma (Right Breast only) in May, 2011.
 Asked: 8/19/2011 I read that the use of radiation in the treatment of intracystic papillary carcinoma is a matter of debate among experts.
 Asked: 8/17/2011 Just diagnosed with IDC 1.8 cm tumor ER/PR+ HER2- Had MRI no signs of swollen lymph nodes on breast MRI or physical exam.
 Asked: 8/12/2011 I had an US guided core bx done on 8/10/11.
 Asked: 8/10/2011 What is encysted papillary carcinoma? What is its prognosis? Is it treated differnently from other forms of early breast cancer?
 Asked: 8/8/2011 Let me rephrase my question because I misled you.
 Asked: 8/8/2011 I''m 41 years old with family history of breast cancer (my mother had intarductal carcinoma when she was 47, back in 1979-she had local excsion...
 Asked: 8/2/2011 I am 53 years old and have been diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma, intermediate grade 6, with residual extensive ductal carcinoma in situ, cribriform type,...
 Asked: 8/2/2011 In reading my pathology report, I am wondering what some of the information means under synoptic report, such as: comedonecrosis - not identified, nuclear grade -...
 Asked: 7/31/2011 I''ve read that the most common time period for a relapse of BC is the first 2-3 years (I''ve also read 2-5) following treatment.
 Asked: 8/1/2011 What is the difference between nottingham grade and nuclear grade? Is one more important than the other? (I have ILC) When people...
 Asked: 7/31/2011 Is there a difference in prognosis between Lobular and Ductal Carcinomas? I was diagnosed with ILC which seems to be a very small percentage...
 Asked: 7/31/2011 I''m confused about "staging" for breast cancer in terms of prognosis, etc.
 Asked: 7/31/2011 My 50 yr. old daughter, who lives in Richmond VA, was diagnosed with DCIS, grade 1, Breast Cancer after an incision to remove Atypiadysplasia cells.
 Asked: 7/25/2011 I am 56 yrs old and dx with DCIS solid type, intermediate grade with necrosis less than 1 cm.
 Asked: 7/24/2011 I am a 41 year old white female with DCIS, LCIS and IDC of my left breast.
 Asked: 7/22/2011 I am 45 (premenopausal) and have just been diagnosed with ILC 3cm, sentinel node clear, no mets, er+ (100%), pr+ (75%), her2 neg., grade 2...
 Asked: 7/21/2011 My aunt (patient) and I will be meeting with her surgeon next week.
 Asked: 7/21/2011 Who are the doctors specializing in the treatment of invasive micro-papillary breast cancer and at which hospital(s)do they practice?
 Asked: 7/20/2011 Is microinvasive DCSI still stage 0 CANCER?
 Asked: 7/20/2011 Is a low grade microinvasive DCIS (microinvasion of less than 2mm) much more dangerous than simple DCSI? And one more question.
 Asked: 7/19/2011 I''m 41 years old. I had a low grade DCIS with a a microinvasion of 2mm.
 
 
 
 
 

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