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| 6/30/2011 | I had a Breast MRI and it showed a questionable lesion 4x3mm at 3 o'clock on my breast. I am considering having Dr. Tsangaris to a double lumpectomy if the MRI guided biopsy comes out malignant. If the Sentinel node comes out negative will I just need Radiation and Hormone Therapy(I am receptor positive)and no chemo? | ||
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| 6/30/2011 | Radiation would still be warranted since lumpectomy and radiation are treatment modalities that go together.Hormone therapy also would be recommended if receptor positive. Whether chemo is recommended depends on more pathology information learned from the surgery. chemo decisions are totally unrelated to whether a patient has lumpectomy vs mastectomy. Radiation in this specific clinical scenario is not needed for those having mastectomy. | ||
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