Palpable lymph node after chemo/no cancer????

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Covered69
Covered69 Member Posts: 8
edited May 2017 in Stage III Breast Cancer

Hi all!


Have any of you or someone you know had a palpable lymph node after neoadjuvant chemo that was found NOT to be cancer after surgery? I have TN stage III. The large breast tumor responded well to chemo half way in and the lymph has decreased but I'm done with chemo and there's a small "lump" still palpable in the arm pit. I know we won't know definitely until the pathology just wondering the chance something can be felt but it's possibly dead cancer cells etc.

Thanks

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  • Jacklin
    Jacklin Member Posts: 162
    edited May 2017

    Hi Covered69, my situation was very similar - my tumour did shrink from the chemo and there was a palpable lymph node/'lump'. While I did not achieve a pCR, the surgery took out what the chemo didn't shrink. Wishing you all the best and know that there is hope!!

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  • Covered69
    Covered69 Member Posts: 8
    edited May 2017

    thank you for responding! Have you had any scans since your surgery? Any problems with lymphodema

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