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Understanding Pathology Results Questions explaining and understanding pathology results. |
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| 3/18/2012 | I am 47 year old my pathology result : slides show small fragmental of breast tissue with foci of server sclerotic stroma contain foci of proliferated glands with normal appearance lining without atypia some have cystic appearance.some fragment show only fatty tissue. diagnosis: (some thing that i cant read)...side,core needle biopsy: -Non prolifrating fibrocystic changes What dose it mean I can't see any doctor to help me in next 2 week please help me and translate this result | ||
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| 3/19/2012 | Thank you for turning to the Johns Hopkins Breast Center. Simply put, the pathology results are benign (no cancer, and no atypia-abnormal cells). All the other 'descriptive terms' are pathologist lingo to describe the cells. Hope this helps and best wishes. | ||
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