Surgery: lumpectomy stage 3c

Baj1027

Hi,

Has anyone done a lumpectomy with stage 3c? My surgeon shared that the reoccurrence rate is the same as mastectomy due to me having to have radiation. Thanks

ElaineTherese

Hi!

I did a lumpectomy with Stage IIIA. After chemo, an MRI and PET scan showed that there was no active cancer left in my breast and compromised lymph node. So, my surgeon just took out a golf-ball sized amount of tissure around my surgical clip. My pathology confirmed that all of the active cancer was gone, but showed that I had a small pocket of DCIS removed. After surgery, I did six weeks of radiation.

ilovemymom4ever

@Elaine.. did your tumor shrink dramatically

Annabelle2

I had a lumpectomy with stage 3c. Part of me wishes I had gone the other route. Please feel free to send me a PM if you want to talk further.

ElaineTherese

ilovemymom4ever,

Yes, my tumor went from 5 cm. (with a satellite) to nothing. Chemo worked very well for me.