Titanium stitch

rufusdude,

Things are a bit slow here on the weekend, but I'll answer as best as I can. I believe that you are referring to a titanium marker inserted at the time of biopsy. I have heard, rarely, that it can move from it's original placement to another area in the breast,however, I have never heard of it moving outside the breast. Breast cancer metastacizes by cancer cells moving through the lymph nodes or bloodstream, but not by a titanium marker carrying cells outside of the breast. Wishing you the best.

Forgive me if I'm confused, but you asked if the cancer would end up somewhere else in your body due to adhering to the titanium marker. By somewhere else in your body, do you mean somewhere else in your breast? Cancer cells travel through the lymphatic system or bloodstream. What you are suggesting sounds like what is called seeding. There is little evidence to support that seeding occurs. Check out this link. Although it addresses concerns about seeding from biopsy needle tracts, it may help allay your concern over the titanium marker.

http://community.breastcancer.org/blog/what-my-pat...