Invasive Plemorphic lobular carcinoma

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Hi

I had a wide local excision 7th May but complications mean Ive only had a chat about possible chemotherapy today. Grade 3 one lyphnode affected. A further 2 week wait for possible oncotype results depending on hormone test results.
I was told my cancer is quick growing today which was a surprise to me as I’d been told before that the increase in tumour size each imaging test was just down to different scans and how clear they are.
When I came home I was looking for some blood test results and came across a letter sent to my gp mentioning pleomorphic. Obviously i was worried as when I found out what it means it seems to have a worse prognosis and the word aggressive was used rather than fast growing.
What does all this mean and what does this mean for future treatment as plemorphic seemed to have a slightly different path than was discussed today.
If you need anymore information please ask.

Thank you in advance.

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Hi kitnw24

Thanks for posting.

It sounds as though you’ve been given a lot of information about your invasive lobular carcinoma. It can be difficult when you first get your results to take everything in and it’s understandable that you’re wondering what it all means.

There are a lot of factors that are taken into consideration when planning treatment such as the type and grade of cancer and it’s good to hear that your team has arranged an oncotype test to help with this. As it is difficult for us to comment on individual results you may wish to consider contacting your breast care nurse who would be able to go through these with you and answer your questions.

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