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...es of aggressive breast cancer (one of which supposedly has a short relapse-free survival time), 9 pos. nodes and extensive lymphovascular invasion as well as Her2+ In addition, I once read that 67% ...
...Ductal Carcinoma tumours, diameters 9 to 15mm, Nuclear grade 3, ER & PR + Lymphovascular involvement Node positive (3/31; 2 axilla, 1 IMC) Right MRM March 2003...
...e danger scale. In the first case, he will just excise the lump, in the second he will take some lymph nodes to see if anything has spread. Apparently, papillomas are one of the rarer kinds of breas...
...- THANKS! I am 43 yrs old, I had bilaterial breast cancer (DCIS 1.6 cm and invasive 4 cm lumps), lymph nodes were clear. Completed 6 months of chemo and 6 weeks of radiation and taking tamoxifan. S...
...late side-effects of Herceptin/Taxol treatment. First my 'history': breast cancer with several positive nodes (49 years old); breast amputation and removal of nodes in 1998 with afterwards FEC treatme...
About 11 weeks post lumpectomy and node clearance, my wife has been told that she needs to wear a sleeve for the rest of her life, at least for a good part of every 24 hour period. We are both very u
...nal diagnosis invasive ductal carcinoma; stage 2; 2.9cm; grade 3; lumpectomy oct 99 clear margins axill node dissection 29 taken 2 positive thus A/C 4 cycles and 3 rads all ending may 2000. ER and PR ...
...h breast cancer in 1999. She was 68 then. She had a lumpectomy in 12/99, with the removal of many lymph nodes. The doctor took a lot of nodes and tissue from under her arm. She then had radiation. E...
I have mets to spine and neck (as well as nodes and lung - but chemo starts next Friday), and was put on Dexamethasone while undergoing radiation. I have the "moon face", where it looks like I've gain
...oo often but read every day. I can't tell you how helpful you all have been. My cat scan showed a 4mm node on my right lung. So far I haven't been dx'd with any metastasis's but I did have 2 lymph ...
...re is a section which seems to be measuring something in that area. It says axillary and I also think (nodes). 5 were shown with the largest being over a centimeter. Of course, I need to wait unt...
...omy oct 99 clear margins, stage 2, invasive ductal carcinoma, ER and PR positive, HER2 negative Axill node dissection..29 lymph nodes taken and 2 were cancerous. 4 cycles of A/C and 33 rad treatme...
...er breast and it turned out to be a very rapidly growing tumour (grade 3) which had spread to two lymph nodes and there are extra nodal deposits. I was advised to have a mastectomy for the best progno...
... made the decision that this is the end of it. The treatments, I mean. Enough is enough, and since my nodes were negative, I feel I`ve done all I can manage. Had my nodes been positive then I would...
Has anyone had lymphedema in the hollow of your neck? I had lymphedema in my left arm after lymphnode dissection and it backs up at times into my neck area. Just wondering if I am the only one. Than
...mammogram, occur without an associated mass. Stages of cancer Is determined by size of tumor, if lymph nodes are involved, and if it has spread. Stage 0: abnormal cells lining a gland or duct. Stag...
...contrast wasn't done. And radiologist had to report on them. Report is talking about supraclavicular nodes being enlarged--on both the right (lymphdema side) and left side (which has hurt since Aug...
I was wondering if anyone knew what an aortocaval lymph node is and what the significance of an enlarged one might mean? Is there a way to biopsy it or can it be removed? Where exactly is it? If ma
...tion Pneumonitis after radiotherapy to chest wall, internal mammary chain and/or supraclavicular lymph nodes (for breast cancer)? If so, what are the symptoms? When did the symptoms appear? How wa...
...Factors that help determine the risk for breast cancer recurrence. Cancer cells present in the lymph nodes Size of the tumor Cancer grade Cell growth rate Hormone receptor status Bre...
...S group. Lung metastasis incidence was 55.6% in the BD group and 22.2% in the FS group, while the lymph node metastasis incidence was 88.9% in the BD group and 33.3% in the FS group (P < 0.05). Mean t...
Hello all, I had a lumpectomy with a sentinel node biopsy and lymph node removal on 11-19. I'm experiencing quite a bit of swelling and discomfort under my arm. I have seen the doctor twice and he te
I had my lumpectomy 911 02. SNB all nodes clear, chemo and rads. Now I'm having lots of pain in my breast. I keep hearing that that is normal. Some times it is so sore that I grab at my chest to supp
...2005 and was on chemo, herceptin and presently on arimidex. Recently I found an enlarged supraclavicle node on my left side but I also had lymphedema swelling on that side. I went to md and he gave ...
...sted the wire slightly and then they gave me the other injections that were to be used for the sentinal node mapping. Now those hurt. really hurt. One of the nurses held my hand while they were doing ...
...one and he told me this AM there is a nodule in both lungs and I have an enlarged supraclavicular lymph node that needs to be biopsied, but the blood counts have to be stabilized first. Would greatly...
... I've done Google searches everywhere with no luck. Annie Dx 6/11/2008, ILC, 4cm, Stage IIb, 2/12 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- Posts 1 - 20 (20 total) Fllorik Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1353 Log in...
...s that mastectomies aren't too bad in terms of pain and recovery time. But how do they remove the lymph nodes? Can they get at them through the mastectomy incision, or do they need to make another inc...
Can you tell me if it's common to get a Sentinel Node Biopsy in the US, without auxillary node dissection following? Although I am refusing an auxillary node dissection , it is customary to do it fol
... great surgeon who said that everything looked the best it could, Grade 1, only 1 cm in size, negative nodes, negative for mets. I was told it would be a lumpectomy, 7 and 1/2 weeks of radiation wit...
...nvasion, through lymphatic and blood vessels, is the major route for cancer spreading to regional lymph nodes and to the rest of the body. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111915.php...
...e a thickening in my pelvic area). I am experiencing a burning pelvic pain and discomfort in the lymph node area in the groin. When I showed my regular dr. my arm, he told me that was typical for lym...
Merry christmas to you all, I have just had a bilateral mas, with right side lymph node clearance done a month or 2 ago with a lumpectomy. If there is any cancer present in the left breast, will I hav
...picture from the breast nurses of the massage shifting the lymph fluid across the body to the available nodes. As I also have a picture of the lymph as being something of a viscous fluid, it seemed to...
... replacement products, but it doesn't seem to help that much. She is a stage iii cancer, with all lymph nodes affected. this is her second month of chemo. She expects to be on chemo for 6 months, and ...
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