Concerning bone scan. Multiple ill-defined sclerotic findings

Diagnosed with breast cancer Recently diagnosed with breast cancer
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First thank you all for everything I’ve learned since joining this community.

Been lurking in here for the past few months since my wife was diagnosed with BC and I’ve learned a lot. Been a tough journey so far but she’s being strong.

First here are her stats:

  • Age: 36
  • Stage 1b/2 IDC + DCIS. ER/PR+, HER2-
  • Grade 3, ki67 is 30%
  • Genetic testing came back negative
  • Main tumor was large, 5cm. MRI suggested no lymph node involvement and no LVI (lymphovascular invasion)
  • She had a single side mastectomy with clear margins. Confirmed no lymph node involvement. Has recovered well in the last 4 weeks. The Dr’s considered her “cancer free”

Sadly, due to her age and the size of the tumor, Dr’s are suggesting she go through chemo and possible radiation. She starts chemo in a few weeks.

So before she starts chemo she just finished a CT scan and there were some concerning findings I think, particularly with her spine:

  1. Multiple ill-defined sclerotic findings in the left predominant 4th through 7th thoracic vertebral bodies.

No pathologic fracture. Correlate with bone scan to exclude osseous metastatic disease.

  1. Multi septated bilateral adnexal cystic masses. Correlate with CA- 125 levels, pelvic ultrasound and/or pelvic MRI to exclude ovarian malignancy.

Does anyone have any insight or experience with what this might mean? I’m so scared and devastated because we thought we caught the cancer early but now there’s signs of growths in other places

Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thank you so much.

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I am so sorry to hear this. I am afraid that I have little advice to give, My initial diagnosis was almost the same as your wives, but I did test positive for BRCA2, so had my ovaries removed and will have a double mastectomy in a few weeks. So far so good, so can’t tell you anything about what you say in relation to the bones. That said I recommend you look up “Breast Cancer School for Patients” Its online free short videos. I learned a huge amount from them when I was first diagnosed and maybe they have some info. Wishing you all the best!

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Thank you so much. Best wishes to you

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