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 Asked: 2/9/2012 I had DCIS breast cancer removed 1/30/12 with 1mm clear margins and had both breasts reduced in size at the same time.
 Asked: 2/8/2012 I met with my surgeon this morning to discuss lumpectomy vs mastectomy.
 Asked: 2/8/2012 My mother has been operated (mastectomy in right) for T1 N2 MX 4 days back.
 Asked: 2/7/2012 hello: I have been dx with invasive ductal carcinoma no special type nottingham grade 3 score 8.
 Asked: 2/6/2012 Hi, I was diagnosed with DCIS and I had a lumpectomy and SNB in January which all came out clear.
 Asked: 2/5/2012 Hi--Had a left breast mastectomy recently for Paget''s disease, which was confirmed by punch biopsy prior to the surgery.
 Asked: 2/3/2012 I am 73 yrs old diagnosed with stage 1 grade 2 no node involvement with ER/PR & HER2 positive.
 Asked: 2/3/2012 I was just diagnosed with a low-grade invasive lobular carcinoma of classic subtype with a small uniform cells without significant nuclear pleomorphism
 Asked: 2/2/2012 Dear Hopkins Breast center! Please help me understand my pathology result.
 Asked: 2/1/2012 My path report noted a p-53 staining of 17% - intensity level 1.
 Asked: 2/1/2012 Hello, I just asked about having my path slides reviewed by johns Hopkins.
 Asked: 2/1/2012 I don''t think my pathology report was well done.
 Asked: 1/28/2012 Re: HER 2 testing.
 Asked: 1/27/2012 Had a stereotactic breast biopsy. Pathology report says benign breast tissue with focal stromal fibrosis, rare microcalcifications identified.
 Asked: 1/24/2012 67 dx with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma 1.5cm tumor grade II.
 Asked: 1/22/2012 I had a needle biopsy on my right breast.
 Asked: 1/21/2012 Hi my name is Lisa and in oct I had uterus cancer all early stage and all I needed was a hysterectomy.
 Asked: 1/21/2012 The diagnosis of my pathology report reads "Fibrocystic disease with florid epitheliosis." Further advised Immunohistochemistry.
 Asked: 1/21/2012 My histopathology report reads as under Sections from all the area show fibrocystic disease with mild epitheliosis.
 Asked: 1/21/2012 Can you tell me the significance of coarse stromal calcification in my core biopsy report? And also the significance of slightly pleomorphic cells in...
 Asked: 1/20/2012 In oct I had uterus cancer found early all i needed was surgery.
 Asked: 1/12/2012 My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in the left breast in 1997.
 Asked: 1/12/2012 My Dr.who performed the US core biopsy called today and said it was non-invasive but when I picked up my pathology report later today it...
 Asked: 1/10/2012 My path report came back poorly differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma, i am awaiting a call back for an appointment from your hospital, should I come...
 Asked: 1/9/2012 Path report reads Infiltrating Adenocarcinoma, moderately differentiated, invading into the submucosa.
 Asked: 1/9/2012 what is stromal hyalinization? does it have an association with a certain kind of breast mass? thank u.
 Asked: 1/8/2012 Does "no lymphovascular invasion identified" serves as a prognostic factor? If so, how? My lylph node status is unknown.
 Asked: 1/5/2012 Hi,thnak you for your response. I will paste below my previous question and answer that i recived because i would like to further clarify this.
 Asked: 1/5/2012 I had a biopsy done on my left breast and the report came back with stromal fibrosis.
 Asked: 1/5/2012 Hello, I am 37 and I was diagnosed with a 3.3x2.4x2.2 cm IDC tumor, grade 3 ( score 8 out of 9 with mitotic score of 2 out of 3).
 Asked: 1/5/2012 Hi, I was diagnosed with IDC, with a positive lymph node biopsy.
 Asked: 1/4/2012 I had a stereotactic needle core biopsy in both breasts where they took samples of areas with and without calcifications.
 Asked: 1/4/2012 My pathology report said there was comedo (necrosis) present but I am not sure if this refers to the DCIS or invasive part of my cancer.
 Asked: 1/3/2012 Does current practice at major hospitals connected with a Comprehensive Cancer center keep surgical specimens in a condition which would allow future DNA/genomic testing if needed. Does...
 Asked: 1/3/2012 I was just told by my radiologist that he is >75% sure i have breast cancer today 2 areas in left breast(many clustered calcifications) and...
 Asked: 12/30/2011 Thank you for your very informative response.
 Asked: 12/30/2011 My 82 year old mother was recently diagnosed with DCIS after a sterotactic biopsy (cribriform and clinging subtypes, intermediate to high nuclear grade with intraluminal...
 Asked: 12/30/2011 Does no lymphovascular invasion mean negative nodes? Or is it likely that the lymph nodes will be negative if there is no lymphovascular invasion? They...
 Asked: 12/29/2011 If someone could please help me to understand my pathology report.
 Asked: 12/26/2011 My pathology report states"invasive ductal carcinoma, moderately to poorly differentiated with focal micropapillary features, measuring 1.1 cm" I am also Her-2 positive
 Asked: 12/24/2011 I have stage 1 grade 2 negative nodes- ER PR postive my big concern is that I am also her2 positive.
 Asked: 12/23/2011 I am 73yrs old stage 1 grade 2 0/3 nodes/ triple positive.
 Asked: 12/23/2011 I had a lumpectomy on 12/13. Tumor was 1.0cm.
 Asked: 12/20/2011 i had a needle biopsy that was diagnosed as a fibroadenoma focal usual ductal hyperplasia.
 Asked: 12/15/2011 Hi again! Thanks for answering my question about my mom (79 yo) recently diagnosed...I wanted to make sure that I told you that the core...
 Asked: 12/14/2011 Hi! My mom is 79 and just diagnosed with Breast cancer.
 Asked: 12/14/2011 In May of this year I had a reocurrence of invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 2 ER and PR positive. the lump was close to the surface...
 Asked: 12/14/2011        This is the question I have for her:   In May of this year I had a reocurrence of invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 2 ER and PR...
 Asked: 12/12/2011 I had a mastectomany in my left breast 9 years ago.
 Asked: 12/12/2011 I was recently diagnosed with Invasive lobular carcinoma, grade 1.
 Asked: 12/10/2011 my report reveals ductal carcinoma is situ, intermediate nuclear grade, solid type with apocrine features, partially involving fibrodenoma.
 Asked: 12/10/2011 My pathology result was multifocal ILC with extensive LCIS.
 Asked: 12/4/2011 Pathology report read tumor size 2.7cm Histologic type: Invasive ductal carcinoma Histologic grade: Grade 3 (architectural score 3 points.
 Asked: 12/2/2011 On 9/14/11 I had a lumpectomy (single 0.5MM focus of DCIS, nuclear grade 2, cribriform type & separate 1 MM.Focus of carcinoma in-situ, grade 3...
 Asked: 11/30/2011 what HER2/neu (e-erb-B2) equivocal (2+) means? Is this considered overexpression of c-erbB2?
 Asked: 11/30/2011 Hi, My question is related to intra-operative frozen section analysis (FSA).
 Asked: 11/28/2011 Pathology report says. breast parenchyma with cystic change, aprocrine metaplasia, ductal hyperplasia, and sclerosing adenosis. intraductal papilloma scant microcalcifications associated with benign ducts. I am 44 and had a...
 Asked: 11/27/2011 So what would you have done?? Masectomny? Dcis5 mm er neg second time other breast..grade two? Gene neg? I did radiation but would ou...
 Asked: 11/19/2011 for some eighteen month I have had intermitent dioreah and my doctor said he couldnt find any reason for it but that it mut be...
 Asked: 11/18/2011 My Mom is 59 and recently went through mastectomy on 11/31/2011.
 Asked: 11/16/2011 Asked Publicly Submitted Question 11/15/2011 Hello my mother, age 70, was just diagnosed with high grade infiltrating ductal carcinoma.
 Asked: 11/16/2011 I am 48 years old and was diagnosed with DCIS in July.
 Asked: 11/16/2011 Hello my mother, age 70, was just diagnosed with high grade infiltrating ductal carcinoma.
 Asked: 11/15/2011 I was recently diagnosed with DCIS. I''ve had a biopsy and the results showed a 6cm lesion.
 Asked: 11/13/2011 Dcis 5 mm grade 2 second cancer first invasive nine years ago..On Other breast..
 Asked: 11/10/2011 I belong to an HMO. The pathology report stated I had papillary carcinoma.
 Asked: 11/9/2011 After two lumps taken out in same breast as the same time, I was told that I did not have breast cancer but "markers", two different kinds of markers.
 Asked: 11/9/2011 My sister was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer just over two years ago.When diagnosed her tumor marker count was 29 , last week she...
 Asked: 11/7/2011 First time I am asking such a question online.
 Asked: 11/7/2011 what is dystrophic clcification lateral left parietal lobe 5mm mean in report.
 Asked: 11/6/2011 Does a KI-67 result of 80% determine a prognosis for a patient? Thank you so much! If not, which results...
 Asked: 11/6/2011 I recently had a left breast nipple smear it stated Significant findings present, rare degenerated epithelial cells and rare foam cells present could this be...
 Asked: 11/4/2011 I had a stereotactic biopsy done on my right breast due to a cluster of microcalcifications.
 Asked: 11/3/2011 What is the treatment for a broken rib, with no bruising or swelling..
 Asked: 11/2/2011 Can you explain this?? Estimated size (extent) of DCIS: at least 3.0 cm.
 Asked: 11/1/2011 I am 50 years old diagnosd with pt1b triple negative with medullary features and a high KIscore.
 Asked: 11/1/2011 So is it curable? will she be ok?
 Asked: 11/1/2011 My mum is age 58 and yesterday the doctors did mastectomy of left breast.Please explain the report too me.
 Asked: 10/31/2011 My pathology report indicates "Multiple sections and step sections of sentinel lymph nodes show four lymph nodes.
 Asked: 10/30/2011 I have been diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma with signet ring cells (nuclear grade 2-3) measuring 1.0cm in maximal length.
 Asked: 10/29/2011 Hi, I had a lumpectomy following neoadjuvant chemo and just received my pathology results.
 Asked: 10/29/2011 I have just received the full pathology report after my lumpectomy on 10/20/11.
 Asked: 10/28/2011 What is meant by asymmetric nodule? I''m 44 with no family history of breast cancer.
 Asked: 10/26/2011 What is a "sclerosed fibroadenoma." Thank you?
 Asked: 10/24/2011 Please re view my question of 10/21/11 & your response on 10/23/11.
 Asked: 10/23/2011 Pathology report after stereotactic biopsy for micro calcifications rt breast as follows: fibrocystic changes w stromal fibrosis & focal columnar cell metaplasia w mild...
 Asked: 10/15/2011 Hello and thank you for helping me interpret the results of my pathology report.
 Asked: 10/12/2011 Please explain pT1mic and pT1bpNXcMX.
 Asked: 10/7/2011 In one of your answers, you said that tumor markers were not to be done for women from stage 0 to 3 breast cancer.
 Asked: 10/6/2011 Thanks for replying to my query regarding my mother''s case.. here are the details of the process followed till now, please provide you opinion on this. Age:...
 Asked: 10/5/2011 Hi, My mother felt a lump in one of her breast and based on that doctor recommended Mammogram, then Fine needle aspiration biopsy and then another...
 Asked: 10/4/2011 Does low Ki67 correlate roughly with oncotypedx test, since we don''t get the latter here in British Columbia Canada? Mine was less than 10%...
 Asked: 9/29/2011 i was diagnosed with grade one stage one breast cancer oct 2009.
 Asked: 9/24/2011 have severe fibrocystic breast disorder, have cyst aspirations on a regular basis for about five years now, with last few years seeing different changes
 Asked: 9/24/2011 My wife who is 76 years old just had a needle biopsy that came back with: Moderately differentiated infiltrating ductile carcinoma present on multiple...
 Asked: 9/22/2011 I had a breast reduction on Aug 29, on September 20 I got a call saying the pathologist found cancer on my right breast, ...
 Asked: 9/20/2011 I have had a right breast mastectomy.
 Asked: 9/20/2011 what does stromal hyalinization mean on a breast pathology report? is there a certain type of lump associated with this finding? also, is it rare...
 Asked: 9/19/2011 My pathology says most of my tumor is invasive ductal and some ductal carcinoma in situ is seen..but the mid portion of the tumor, the...
 Asked: 9/19/2011 Hello, I was diagnosed with IDC and recently received the pathology report from my lumpectomy.
 
 
 
 
 

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