Does a Skin Biopsy always show IBC?

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KarynK
KarynK Member Posts: 6
edited June 2014 in IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer)

Hi all -

So saw the surgeon yesterday and she did a skin biopsy to rule out IBC - waiting for results.  But I thought I read that sometimes the skin biopsy does not show IBC.  Is that possible?
Thanks
Karyn

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  • mrsnjband
    mrsnjband Member Posts: 1,409
    edited March 2013

    My first biopsy wasy negative. Then after a MRI they found the area of cancer and was able to do another biopsy aynd local the cancer.  Best of look to you!

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  • KarynK
    KarynK Member Posts: 6
    edited March 2013

    So the biopsy came back benign.  The surgeon (who is the director of a breast center) said that it could be post menopausal mastitis and is sending me back to my GYN for a possible hormonal treatment.  I am still pink and in pain and now scared that we may just consider it to be something else because the first biopsy came back negative.

    But I guess it is worth a try. I mean she may be right because it has been a month and it has only spread a tiny bit.  From what I am reading in a months time, it should have spread much more so maybe it is just hormones.  In one breast.  Causing pain and redness in one breast.  I guess.

    Karyn

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