WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 1998: Re: Non-palpable Breast Lump

Re: Non-palpable Breast Lump

From: Barbara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 18:53:45 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Ken

I'm Barbara Nesbitt, Editor of the Womens/Patients section of OBGYN.net.

I am writing to you as 1. A women who has had breast cancer 2. A women who has had a core biospy 3. As a women who agrees with your wife.Don't Wait 6 months

I am two years post surgery (this week) and of course in my case it was cancer and I had a lumpectomy, (removal of the lump) and chem and radiation treatment. No lymph node involvement. I'm doing GREAT!!!

The core biospy will tell if the tissue is cancerous. Results are Quick. I found out almost immediatly.

I'm not a big believer in surgical biospies as it is then a case of two seperate surgeries. But that is a choice your wife will have to make.

I was fortunate to have a son-in-law who is a Breast Cancer surgeon. I had sonograms, mammograms, and core biospy all in one day in the same radiology department. This section of the hospital handles Women's Health conditions only.

My advice is always the same. Run Don't Walk and get that biospy done. In your wifes case it seems her lump is deep within her breast tissue and hence the reason for it not being palpable.

I agree with you both to scrap #1 and my heart goes with #2. It is not a terribly painful procedure and I do think they use something to numb the area. I was so nervous I can't remember.

Please feel free to email me privatly if you have any other questions or just want to run some thoughts by a gal that's been there.

I will pray for al reports to be excellent for your wife. Remember you will both sleep a lot better when this is behind you.

Barbara

At Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Ken wrote: >
>My 50 yr/old wife recently had a screening mammogram and it
>revealed a 4 or 5 cm lump on the lateral side of her left breast, behind
>the nipple. The lump is non-palpable. It was not visable on
>ultrasound. Both the radiologist and surgeon who specializes in breasts
>feel it is not malignent. The surgeon had 3 recomendations:
>
>1. wait and watch (a distant third)
>
>2. Large needle core biopsy, I think under Xray control.
>
>3. Excisional biopsy using an xray placed wire.
>
>My wife has pretty much refused to just wait. So I would like to know
>the pros and cons of 2 and 3?
>
>Will the excisional biopsey be needed in the near future even if #2 is
>done?
>
>What about other imaging techniques? MRI, digital mamography?
>
>--
>Ken Firestone
>kenf@clark.net
>

--
Barbara Nesbitt
Editor, Women's Health at OBGYN.net

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