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Breast Biopsy Questions about the definition, risks and results of breast biopsy. |
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| 1/2/2012 | Careful effort is required to do needle biopsies and obtain clear margins (surgery) for a BC tumor. Will cutting into the cancer (particularly if it has made the biological morphosis required to spread to lymph nodes and travel) during surgery give the cancer an opportunity to spread either within the breast or reoccur due to distant metastasis (via the vascular system?) What if a large hematoma forms after the excision and a mastectomy not performed to remove the breast (with positive BC margins and hematoma) for a week ? Can the hematoma (possibly with BC cells in it from surgery) and bc that has been cut into (positive margins) spread the cancer? | ||
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| 1/2/2012 | All common questions that women inquire about and thankfully these things do not cause the cancer to spread. | ||
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