Are lymph node results conclusive?

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stephincanada
stephincanada Member Posts: 228
edited June 2016 in Just Diagnosed

Hi all I had a lumpectomy with a sentinel node biopsy last week. Three nodes were removed. I am wondering if the lymph nodes results are conclusive? Do they just sample various parts of the lymph nodes, or do they somehow test the entire thing? If it comes back negative, does that mean that there is no cancer in the lymph nodes with 100% certainty?

Thanks everyone.



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  • edwards750
    edwards750 Member Posts: 3,761
    edited June 2016

    I had a biopsy followed by a lumpectomy. The Pathology report after my lumpectomy showed a micromet in my SN. My BS was surprised. Given it was so small my ONC decide it wasn't necessary to remove anymore nodes.

    I think the Pathology report will tell all.

    Good luck.

    Diane

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  • Trvler
    Trvler Member Posts: 3,159
    edited June 2016

    Same as Edwards. I had two with micromets and my BS told me to have radiation with my BMX instead of removing more nodes. I hope it was the right choice.

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