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| Asked: 5/20/2013
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I am a 55 year old white female who was diagnosed with Lobular Hyperplasia with atypia at age 46. |
| Asked: 5/18/2013
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I have had several bx say my tumor is pr+ but the final surgical path report says the tumor is pr-. |
| Asked: 5/15/2013
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What does the following pathology results mean: breast,right,large core needle biopsy, medullary carcinoma The specimen submitted consists of 6 pieces of breast tissue measuring up to... |
| Asked: 5/13/2013
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This is my second time around. In 2000 I had a lumpectomy, radiation and 5 years of Tamoxifen. |
| Asked: 5/13/2013
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What does a Pathologic Staging of pT1c pNX pMX pR0 mean? The lymphn nodes were destroyed by prior radiation. |
| Asked: 5/13/2013
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Pathology says size is 1.5x1.5x.05 does that mean the size of tumor or the size of the core needle breast biopsy sample. |
| Asked: 5/10/2013
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sir, My sister she is 47 yrs old and she has gynecology problem recently she has a medical report , US guided FNAC from the... |
| Asked: 5/9/2013
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I had a lumpactomy 2 weeks ago, and the histopathology report is significant for reactive lymph node negative for malignancy and the specimen is showing... |
| Asked: 5/7/2013
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My pathology report states "no lymphovascular invasion identified." What is the clinical significance of this? My surgeon was not able to access my lymph nodes... |
| Asked: 5/7/2013
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If i have two types of cells in my tumor, do they both need to be checked for hormone sensitivity. |
| Asked: 5/6/2013
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I have stage 2A invasive ductal carcinoma.SLND showed 1 macro met., 1 node with isolated tumour cells, 2 negative nodes.Bone scan,PET/CT, negative but CT showed... |
| Asked: 5/3/2013
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What does metaplastic carcinoma, spindle cell type, low to moderate grade mean? |
| Asked: 5/2/2013
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Does apocrine metaplasia or an apocrine breast cyst ever turn into cancer or atypia if they are benign? . |
| Asked: 5/2/2013
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I guess I don''t get the "you should plan to die of old age. |
| Asked: 4/28/2013
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I am brca2+. I had a BMX for a 1.5 cm idc stage 1a grade 3 no lymph node involvement, er+ pr weakly positive, her2neu neg. |
| Asked: 4/27/2013
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recently i have done ultrasonography of my breast and they said " mildly dilated intra mammary ducts in both breast.What does it mean? im really... |
| Asked: 4/26/2013
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I had 1.5 cm. IDC Grade 1, ER+ 99%, pr + 95%, 5/14 + nodes, lymphatic invasion noted but vascular invasion not noted. |
| Asked: 4/26/2013
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Final pathology report: +TNBC scattered single cells/and nests in tumor bed. |
| Asked: 4/26/2013
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what does this mean? fibroadenomatoid hyperplasia with no atypia? the lump is painful which is how I found it I had a biopsy with this result. |
| Asked: 4/25/2013
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My pathology report states: left breast core biopsy, invasive ductal carcinoma, poorly differentiated: ductal carcinoma in situ, high nuclear grade, cribiform pattern with comedo necrosis:... |
| Asked: 4/25/2013
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Thank you for your responses on p53. |
| Asked: 4/23/2013
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I was diagnosed with breast cancer in January as well as the brca 2 mutations. |
| Asked: 4/23/2013
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Thank you for this invaluable service.Mother has been dx. |
| Asked: 4/22/2013
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Lily, thank you. Some follow up questions on p53. |
| Asked: 4/22/2013
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Lily, i have been reading up on p53 and now i am pretty scared. |
| Asked: 4/22/2013
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I had surgery approx 5 years ago for DCIS. |
| Asked: 4/20/2013
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What does it mean microcalcification columnar Cell change and hiperplasia with no malignancy . |
| Asked: 4/19/2013
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If a person has LVI "present" in a tumor under 1 cm, and has had sentinel node biopsy (2 sentinels, one non-sentinel) come back as... |
| Asked: 4/18/2013
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I have had a lumpectomy for a 1.5cm idc stage 2 grade 2 no lymph node involvement margins free. |
| Asked: 4/18/2013
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i have been diagnosed with breast cancer, had a lumpectomy and one lymph node removed. |
| Asked: 4/18/2013
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what does infiltrative well- differentiated ductal carcinoma mean . |
| Asked: 4/18/2013
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN YOUR RESULTS FOR THYROID CANCER IS PT1, PNX, PMX LEFT MASS MEASURED 2.0CM IN GREATEST DIAMETER, HOWEVER PREDOMINATELY CYSTIC. |
| Asked: 4/18/2013
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Have had a skin-sparing mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction. |
| Asked: 4/13/2013
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Can anyone help me understand my report. Breast with invasive carcinoma, nos (Nottingham grade 1/3) with focal associated microcalcifications. |
| Asked: 4/12/2013
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Should I seek a second opinion? I was told by the general surgeon they would be removing the duct because of the filling defects found... |
| Asked: 4/11/2013
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I had a dark green discharge from one duct. |
| Asked: 4/10/2013
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Mt girlfriend had stage 3a lobular breast cancer 3.5 years ago, and had surgery, chemo and radiation plus an A.I. |
| Asked: 4/8/2013
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Still waiting for results of my oncotype...Does my mitotic count 3 have any impact in the oncotype dx score results? . |
| Asked: 4/7/2013
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I have invasive breast cancer with NPI 5.08. |
| Asked: 4/7/2013
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Hello Lily, I have not written in a while as I have been very healthy. |
| Asked: 4/6/2013
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3 months ago after results on routine mammogramme, I had a stereotactic biopsy for microcalcifications which was diagnosed DCIS grade 3 in an area of... |
| Asked: 4/5/2013
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What does "no definitive lymphovascular invasion mean? |
| Asked: 4/4/2013
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WHAT IS GRADE: tubular:2/3, nuclear:2/3, mitotic:1/3? total 5/9? what is my grade and how bad off am i? |
| Asked: 4/3/2013
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my results are not all in for the hormone receptors, but here is what it says so far. ductal carcinoma in situ, intermediate nuclear grade cribriform... |
| Asked: 4/2/2013
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My pathology report shows invasive ductal carcinoma demonstrates poor tubule formation, moderate nuclear pleomorphism, and mildly increased mitotic figures |
| Asked: 4/2/2013
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In a previous breast bx I was diagnosed with ALH. |
| Asked: 3/29/2013
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On pathology, my tumor was 7mm IDC and 2mm DCIS, grade 2, with LVI present (absent on needle biopsy), mastectomy, hormone receptors unknown yet. |
| Asked: 3/28/2013
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Still have an incomplete pathology report but it is as follows: 7mm, grade 2 (down graded from a 3 in biopsy sample). |
| Asked: 3/25/2013
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My pathology report says "Nottingham grade 3/3." What does the first 3 mean and what is the second 3 for? I have invasive breast cancer... |
| Asked: 3/25/2013
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My pathology report (after chemotherapy) states "Residual areas of infiltrating lobular carcinoma with histologic features status post neoadjuvant chemotherapy are seen in many sections, including... |
| Asked: 3/21/2013
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My lumpectomy pathology report was due to be shared with me yesterday at a planned clinic appointment 12 days post surgery. |
| Asked: 3/21/2013
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HISTOPATHOLOGY REPORT:- 1) Upper lup 2) Cheek 3) RMT 4) Palate lesion 5) Neck nodes specimen: * Multicentric, Insitu squamous cell carcinoma. |
| Asked: 3/20/2013
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What are the chances of a 7 mm grade 3, no LVI breast tumor spreading to the lymph nodes? I had sentinel node biopsy and am awaiting results, tensely.. |
| Asked: 3/20/2013
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my daughter had a mitotically active fibroepithelial lesion with features of a phyllodes tumor size 3.0cm The pathologes report says tumor has leaf-life architecture, with... |
| Asked: 3/19/2013
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Now worried about radiation ( on both breasts) and heart..should have taken them off . |
| Asked: 3/17/2013
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My pathology report said invasive ductal carcinoma measuring 1.5 cm in the greatest dimension nottingham histologic grade 2of3 combined score7/9:Tubule formation 2/3 nuclear grade 3/3,Mitotic... |
| Asked: 3/15/2013
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Had core biopsy on 2 lessions very near each other. |
| Asked: 3/12/2013
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I had bilateral mastectomy on feb.1 2013. |
| Asked: 3/12/2013
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I had bilateral mastectomy feb.1 2013 for ilc. |
| Asked: 3/11/2013
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Hello, this is in response to my previously posted question about testing the tumor again. |
| Asked: 3/11/2013
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Hello, and thanks in advance. I was diagnosed with TNBC, stage 2, n0, no mets and high grade tumor, brca family history. |
| Asked: 3/11/2013
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I had breast mastectomy and reconstruction breast and nipple two months ago.My nipple wound still is not healing completly and I go every second day... |
| Asked: 3/9/2013
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I had a lumpectomy 2 weeks ago. |
| Asked: 3/7/2013
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Hello, This forum is wonderful. My biopsy result was ( correct order ? ) invasive moderately differentiated lobular carcinoma. What does this mean... |
| Asked: 3/6/2013
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I called that number earlier and they don''t answer anything. |
| Asked: 3/5/2013
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Does Medicare pay for tummy tuck flap operation ? If you over 65?? I know soe drs do and don''t how about John Hopkins? Etc?? . |
| Asked: 3/5/2013
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Just worried about recurrence same person er/ prneg brava neg 5 mm 5mm margin clear..necrosis grade two with mixed high.. |
| Asked: 3/4/2013
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After biopsy and Dcis result I made 1st Operation and week later mastectomy. |
| Asked: 3/3/2013
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DCIS 5mm er neg pr neg.. |
| Asked: 3/2/2013
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Hi, I had been diagnosed with TNBC...on my pathology report there was no ki67.. |
| Asked: 3/1/2013
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Thank you for the information you replied with ki67, grade, oncotype and mitotic rate. I just curious why when everything seems to point to lowest grade... |
| Asked: 2/27/2013
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Can you tell me what my MRI Guided breast biopsy results mean and what do you suggest as a follow-up. |
| Asked: 2/27/2013
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Could you explain why someone with a ki67 5%, low risk oncotype score 10, mitotic rate of 1 could have a grade 2 tumor? also,... |
| Asked: 2/26/2013
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I''d like to know more about the MammaPrint test. |
| Asked: 2/26/2013
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I had a BMX and final pathology indicated ER+ (12 %), PR- and HER2 -. Then it was rested using GenOptix Aqua Technology, and my results... |
| Asked: 2/25/2013
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Which, do you think, would have a worse prognosis...having cancer in the sentinel node OR multiple IDC tumors that have gone into the chest wall... |
| Asked: 2/25/2013
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I was dx''d stage 1 triple negative breast cancer. |
| Asked: 2/24/2013
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Would an intermammary lymph node that is positive for cancer usually show up on a chest x-ray? And, does the chest x-ray determine if there is... |
| Asked: 2/24/2013
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My pathology report says columnar cell change, ductal hyperplasia and focal glandular microcalcifications. |
| Asked: 2/24/2013
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What does "T2 correlate" mean in an MRI report? For context, my MRI report included the following "...[at specific location]...is a lobulated 7 x... |
| Asked: 2/22/2013
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I recently underwent a core needle biopsy and the report states: The histology is that of a fibroepithelial lesion and represents a fibroadenoma with ductal... |
| Asked: 2/21/2013
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would it make sense to get an oncotype test on a grade 3, small tumor or does the grade speak it all? I have seen... |
| Asked: 2/20/2013
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How wide should margins be? I know there is not a consensus, but what does hopkins use and what is considered wide enough? I had... |
| Asked: 2/19/2013
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I was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer by all of my dr , Surgeon oncologist and General dr. |
| Asked: 2/19/2013
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Early pathology results say I have a 7mm IDC in contralateral breast. |
| Asked: 2/19/2013
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Hi Lillie, Thanks again for your dedication. I was diagnosed w/stage IIB or III Triple negative in May, Did neoadjuvent chemo from May to December, found out I was BRCA2 positive, had a bi-lateral mastectomy w/DIEP reconstruction in OCT.w/Sentinal Node Biopsy. |
| Asked: 2/19/2013
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Received the pathology report for lump removed from breast: "benign changes including florid hyperplasia, adenosis and cholesterol clefts with granuloma are present." It says it''s... |
| Asked: 2/19/2013
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My 65 year old mother was diagnosed with poorly differentiated duct cell carcinoma with extensive necrosis en mass. |
| Asked: 2/17/2013
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I wrote you previously regarding my diagnosis and lab tests after my mastectomy. |
| Asked: 2/17/2013
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Can you tell me what all this means in my diagnosis. |
| Asked: 2/17/2013
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What does ER+ PR + Mean? |
| Asked: 2/17/2013
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Just testing to see if this works.. |
| Asked: 2/17/2013
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I was diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma with tubular features Grade one with atypical hypersplasia adjacent to it in the left breast. |
| Asked: 2/15/2013
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I have a five year history of bilateral ALH/ADH. |
| Asked: 2/15/2013
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My post-lumpectomy/SNB pathology report says my IDC is stage pT1bN0, which if I understand it right means Stage1b. |
| Asked: 2/15/2013
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How long is a tissue specimen good in order to do an Oncotype DX test? Thank you! |
| Asked: 2/14/2013
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Which would have a better profile and less chance of recurring? A tumor that is 0.7 cm with oncotype 26 or a 1.1 cm tumor... |
| Asked: 2/12/2013
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An invasive (ductal carcinoma with mucinous and focal micropapillary differentation) 7 mm mass was discovered in tissue removed during a lumpectomy for DCIS |
| Asked: 2/12/2013
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Can you help explain the following: PARTIAL MASTECTOMY LEFT BREAST: DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU, HIGH NUCLEAR GRADE, CRIBRIFORM, MICROPAPILLARY TYPE WITH FOCAL NECROSIS WITH FOCUS OF... |
| Asked: 2/12/2013
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Last week I saw my surgeon, who said due to my tumor being 6mm, I needed chemo treatments before surgery. |
