Understanding Pathology Report

Reeba

I am new here and very appreciative of all the good information on these discussion boards.  I have a mastectomy scheduled in January, but am still looking for some way out of it....

I am working my way through my pathology report word by word.  Toward the end, I have come across the following:

Breast Triple Stain
--p63/Calponin - focal negative, positive internal control
--CAM5.2 - positive

I have invested a lot of time in discovering the meaning of these two findings, but have had no luck.  Does anyone know what it means to be CAM5.2 positive? How about the other p63/calponin finding?

Thanks,

Reeba

Moderators

Reeba, welcome to Breastcancer.org. Other members have wondered about these terms too, and you'll find discussions and answers right here on the BCO forums. Click the Search link near the top right of any page and enter your search terms to see the conversations with members who have discussed the same areas.

Judith and the Mods