Just had lumpectomy and only one sentinel node took out

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Cherry02031978
Cherry02031978 Member Posts: 20
edited November 2016 in IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)

Hi!

I just had a lumpectomy two days ago to remove my 2cm tumor and do a sentinel node biopsy. Non of my nodes looked suspicious on ultrasound., or MRI. She told my mom that onlyone node took on the dye. Is this a good thing? I've heard of doctors taking more, just wondered if it was good that she only took one. Now to wait the 7-10 days.. Pray for clear margins and negative nodes.

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  • BarredOwl
    BarredOwl Member Posts: 2,433
    edited November 2016

    Hi Cherry02031978:

    The number of sentinel nodes depends on your personal anatomy, and is typically from one to three nodes. I had one sentinel node on one side, and four nodes removed on the other.

    Sending good wishes for the best possible pathology results.

    BarredOwl

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  • Luna52
    Luna52 Member Posts: 147
    edited November 2016

    Hi Cherry,

    I also had only one sentinel node removed. I was surprised it was only one but turns out that is not unusual.

    Good luck, Luna


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  • Cherry02031978
    Cherry02031978 Member Posts: 20
    edited November 2016

    Was it clear

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  • BarredOwl
    BarredOwl Member Posts: 2,433
    edited November 2016

    Hi Cherry02031978:

    All nodes were clear by H&E staining during the mastectomy procedure. The nodes were examined more thoroughly as part of the post-surgical pathology. The four nodes on the side with IDC were still clear (0/4, pN0). I had an unusual situation on the pure DCIS side, where they found isolated tumor cells in the one node using immuno-histochemical (IHC) methods (0/1, pN0i+), but it was still considered node-negative.

    Hoping your nodes are totally clear and your margins wide!

    BarredOwl

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