How many lymph in final compared to MRI and u/s

Tpralph
Tpralph Member Posts: 487
edited July 2017 in Surgery - Before, During, and After

how many actual positive lymph did you have when compared to your preop diagnostic tests?

I had one so far when ultrasound and MRI showed none. Now I may have to go for alnd and am worried that there may be more?

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  • Tpralph
    Tpralph Member Posts: 487
    edited June 2017

    bump

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited June 2017

    MRI showed one w/cancer. Surgery discovered one w/cancer.

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  • Tpralph
    Tpralph Member Posts: 487
    edited June 2017

    minus two well that was accurate. I am hoping there are no more in there as well. Initially showed none now a 4.5 mm node so I am afraid how many more likely?

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  • lulu2533
    lulu2533 Member Posts: 108
    edited June 2017

    Not to scare you but I didn't have any show up on MRI...after surgery 11 positive. Most of the time they are pretty accurate though.

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  • muska
    muska Member Posts: 1,195
    edited June 2017

    I don't want to scare you either but despite my tumor being small and nothing showing on MRI surgical pathology revealed 7nodes with macromets.

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  • LeesaD
    LeesaD Member Posts: 383
    edited June 2017
    MRI showed all clear.. Sentinal node biopsy had two of four with micro mestasis. I then pushed my surgeon to do axillary nodes so I would have 'peace of mind' and surprise surprise found 2 of 14 positive axillary nodes.
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  • PNWskier
    PNWskier Member Posts: 22
    edited July 2017

    MRI clear, sentinal node clear

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  • Falconer
    Falconer Member Posts: 1,192
    edited July 2017

    SNB- in the OR the initial pathology showed all clear then when sent out for close analysis 1 of 3 nodes had 7mm micromets. My BS did not want to take more nodes, and I was fine with that. I doubt the MRI showed anything since the 7mm didn't come back til later. My BS: your lymph nodes are doing their job.

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited July 2017

    MRI and US were clear prior to BMX. SNB (1 node) was declared clear in the OR during my initial surgery, but was found to have 20 IST (isolated tumor cells - not even a micromet in size) later in the lab during the more thorough exam and testing. Due to Her2+ status my BS and MO both strongly felt that I needed ALND, which was done 5 weeks later. Neither of these docs is reactionary, and my BS was one of the pioneers of SNB. The later surgery revealed a very large positive node.

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  • gb2115
    gb2115 Member Posts: 1,894
    edited July 2017

    Ultrasound and MRI were clear, but one positive node was found during sentinel node biopsy. They radiated the area for me.

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited July 2017

    MRI was accurate. Ultrasound had a hard time imaging the node but did find it after the MRI. Nothing showed on mammogram.

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  • Trishyla
    Trishyla Member Posts: 1,005
    edited July 2017

    Ditto falconer. My MRI and ultrasound both showed clear nodes, and my BS reported 0/3 nodes during surgery, but later pathology showed 2mm micromets in one of the nodes on my left side. Since it was so small we're doing checkups every 3 months on the nodes rather than more surgery or radiation.

    As a matter of fact, I just got back from an ultrasound on that breast. Found a hard lump and ny BS wanted it checked. Turns out it was just scar tissue drom my surgery. Whew!

    Hope all works out for you, TPRALPH

    Trish

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