Hi all
I’ve posted this on behalf of new user debbie:
Hello , I am new here and confused , scared etc. Here is a little history …I am 39 yrs old had an abcess on my right breast march of 2010 .My Dr thought it was inflammatory breast cancer. Had a Mammo and U/S (very dense breast tissue). Turned out to be an abcess. Was told to have repeat Mammo w/ U/S in a year. I had to be pushed to go in on March 24,2011 (did not want to be scared again) …Turns out nothing showed up on Mammo but U/S found a 10mm solid lesion at 6:00 postion under my nipple , far away from where the abcess was. Proceeded to get Core biopsy April 19 ,2011 . Pathology findings were “Complex Fibroadenoma” w/ myxoid stroma associated w/ sclerosing adenosis. Dr recommended Wide Local excision , Which I had done on May ,5 2011 it was needle guided due to it being not palpable. My incision is 4 inches under my areola, bigger then I thought. My question is and my confusion is , Path also said non malignant from the Core Biopsy. What are the chances of the excision biopsy being malignant ? When I talked to my Dr I was out of it from the general , so I didnt ask questions. I get full pathology report from this biopsy on th 16th (way to long to anylyze) . More questions lol…why so much tissue taken if it isnt cancerous , why is the incision so big and the surgery was longer then expected. And if she thought it as cancer wouldnt she check my nodes during excision? Sorry so many questions but nothing came up when I googled it. Please dont suger coat it ,I need honesty and I know I can find that here. Thank you in advance