What does a mitology score of 1 mean?

lanagraves
lanagraves Member Posts: 596
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

My path report (which I have nearly memorized, but don't have it in front of me) says mitology score of 1 - something about less than 5 and cell division. I'm confused about what that means. Anybody know?

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  • kathleen1966
    kathleen1966 Member Posts: 793
    edited March 2012
    Is this the same as Mitonic score?  I believe that is what you are talking about.  It means the cancer is growing slow, dividing at a slow rate. This is good news. Well, I saw it as good news in my otherwise full of bad news cancer. I was happy to score low on that part! I hope you see it this way as well.Smile
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  • cindy2
    cindy2 Member Posts: 32
    edited March 2012

    The mitotic index is a relative score of how many cancer cells are in the process of cell division at the time the biopsy was taken.  If many cells are dividing (a mitotic index of 3) the implication is that the tumor is fast growing.  Conversely, a low mitotic index (such as 1) indicates that the tumor is likely to grow slower.

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  • lanagraves
    lanagraves Member Posts: 596
    edited March 2012

    Good. I thought that's what it meant, but I wasn't sure. I'm looking for all the positive things I can find in this. And I can't tell you how much better I feel since I found this community of wonderful ladies.

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  • gillyone
    gillyone Member Posts: 1,727
    edited March 2012

    Yes Lana, you will get lots of support from the ladies here. You have found a great place?

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  • lanagraves
    lanagraves Member Posts: 596
    edited March 2012

    Just an update -- been freaking out about PET scan results and trying to analyze my path report. Got scan results yesterday and they are clear! Yay!!!!! First A/C yesterday and so far so good. At work today with minimal SEs other that the steroids kept me awake till 5:00 this morning - UGH!

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