Pathology report shows infiltrating mammary carcinoma, no special type, low combined histologic grade, Low proliferative rate with apocrine cytology, measuring at least 6MM in greatest extent (best measrued on P63 IHC Slide) Calponin and P63 show absence of myoepithelial cells int he neoplastic tubules, consistent with an invasive interpretation. Immunohistochemical studies for estrogen receptor and progesteron receptor are negative.
My questions: No special type? What does that mean? My doctor appt is on the 18th & he is on vacation til then. Can you help? It sounds like it is very slow growing. The mass is 1.9 cm. He wants to do a bilateral mastectomy on 8/29 based on the phone call he made to me as he was leaving on vacation (prior to my receiving the pathology report). My gut is telling me that this is quite an agressive approach to take right off the bat. I will talk to him extensively at our meeting but am thinking that I would like to try some alternative treatments first for a couple of months.....if I might have time....without staying in denial. I will do the mastectomy if there isn't solid medical evidence of improvement. Any thoughts? PLEASE?