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A bit puzzles

I had a breast biopsy done which showed dcis and i had a lumpectomy i never had a lump i was being watched for years with microcalcifications on my breast last mamo was 6 months ago. When the lumpectomy results came back low grade clear margins  and very small 2cm per my oncologist but now invasive and i have to get my lympth nodes biopsied... How does it change what happen? Can this still be ok ... I am terrified of hearing this. I had a bilateral breast MRi yesterday and am waiting for my her2 results and i do not know is this common or not what isgoing on.
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japdip is right  2cm is not small...

but you said "When the lumpectomy results came back low grade clear margins  and very small 2cm per my oncologist but now invasive "

that in itself is puzzling -Might be just me - but I have the same question  -- how can clear margins be "now invasive"?

I am a huge promoter of 2nd opinions
I would want a second opinion from another oncologist to sit down and explain it all to me  before having a sent/node/biopsy [SNB]
2nd opinion -[very important that it is outside from  the institution that you are presently being treated]
and it seems like you are still waiting on the Her2 results
Do some reading on what Her2    actually is all about.....

Be comforted with the fact that if you do agree to have the SNB and that node it is not
diseased- that would be good news...
Keep posting what's happening ---
Good luck!
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25201 tn?1255580836
First of all 2cm is NOT small. I'm sure this no doubt developed during the "several years" that your microcalcifications were being watched. As a rule when calcifications are found in clusters they are biopsied rather than just watched. Anytime invasive cancer is found some measure of investigation of the lymph nodes is necessary. This doesn't mean that the cancer has invaded the lymphatic system but it needs to be checked. Breast MRI is becoming quite commmon before and/or after breast surgery.  Regards ...
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