Possible recurrence

Suej56
Suej56 Member Posts: 2
edited March 2015 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

I was diagnosed in 2009 with stage IIIA triple negative IDC. I underwent a mastectomy with immediate tram flap reconstruction. I the underwent chemotherapy A/C dose dense x4 then Taxol x 12, 28 rad treatments. For the past year I have been having severe spasms at the surgery site. My onc had me get a CT which showed a mass in the muscle and fat used in the reconstruction. I was then sent for a PET, which showed only a slight uptake along then left chest wall. My onc didn't seemed that concerned but I am insisting on an biopsy. Does anyone know if you can have a false negative PET? Do you think a biopsy is warrented

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  • dlb823
    dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
    edited November 2014

    Sue, since you've had tram reconstruction, the "mass" could be a number of things -- from scar tissue to fat necrosis to something more ominous. If I was in your situation, I would absolutely want a biopsy, and I think most surgeons would want to biopsy any lump or mass, given your history of bc. Chances are it's not a recurrence, but I'm actually a bit surprised that your onc doesn't think a biopsy is necessary.

    As far as a false negative PET scan -- I'm going to venture an educated guess here and say that MRIs may be somewhat better for detecting soft tissue masses. But no matter what, I would want it biopsied, just to be sure and to ease your mind. (((Hugs))) Deanna

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  • Suej56
    Suej56 Member Posts: 2
    edited November 2014

    Thank you Deanna but I had a CT 2 years ago (sorry forgot to mention that) nothing showed then. So I doubt it is scar tissue. Will have a biopsy done We'd. Thank you for your response

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  • jenjenl
    jenjenl Member Posts: 948
    edited November 2014

    Hi Sue, just wanted to check in on you.

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  • Tysugo
    Tysugo Member Posts: 1
    edited March 2015

    sue, I am new to the blog But, how did things come out for you? I hope positive. Will pray that it is so. Please update if possible.

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