How were you diagnosed?

BTW - it's probably a good idea to stick with the other threads you've already started so people who might answer can see the whole back story. At this point the 'benign breast condition' thread is reasonable.

Mine was diagnosed as IDC until the surgery labs, at which time it was changed to ILC with IDC features

Mine found by me: small, hard lump. I directed the ultrasound tech to the spot. Mammo completely missed it. I actually think, as I've stated before on other threads, that the US would have missed too had I not pointed it out. Very small but dense breasts. I had been having yearly diagnostic mammos since the age of 39 due to my mom's history. Though we're clean on genetics. She has ILC, too, and I feel they'll find the connector (lots of prostate in our family -- on her side) someday.

Good luck to you.

Mine was found when I went for my routine mammogram in April. They used the new 3D mammogram technology this time, which hadn't been done on me before, so maybe that's what made the difference. After the mammogram they sent me for ultrasound, them biopsy. So far I've had 4 mammograms, 4 ultrasounds, 2 MRIs and 2 biopsies, and had surgery 1 week ago. I go for my post surgical follow up next week, then radiation.

Had a follow-up visit with my surgeon yesterday. The pathology report came back stage T1b, margins clear, lymph node negative 0/1. Best possible news! I have my first appointment with my new MO next week, and with my new RO on Aug 3. Whew! It's been ... uh ... interesting so far.

My ILC was diagnosed by mammogram and ultrasound. I hadn't had a mammogram in 5 years (crazy, huh?) and went to a mobile mammo van, then got the dreaded call back and had a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound where they confirmed the "suspicious" mass. They did a core biopsy that same day. I did not feel the lump, although I was not exactly the poster girl for self breast exams. Hit or miss, for sure.

Mine was found in the pathology of my 2 IDC tumors that were removed in my lumpectomy. It was in what the surgeon thought was the margin of one of the tumors. It was a shock because I had been under ultrasound twice and had an MRI as well as my 3-D mammo & it was not detected. Several of the doctors have told me lobulars are tricky and the density of my tissue didn't help.

ILC is tricky!! Likes to hide. I found my lump, didn't show on mammo. Had US and core biopsy one week later. I had a mix of IDC/ILC. ER+95%!

Was going to have surgery to remove a radial scar in left breast after a mammo(clear) sono showed 2 spots on left one on right. Left were benign with radial scar.. My surgeon sent all my films/sono to her team. Her radiologist saw the spot on my sono of my right breast that my radiologist did not note on report. My radiologist(found out later on) thought it was just my breast tissue. Surgeon's radiologist did biopsy wound up being cancer. Biopsy intiially said IDC but after mastectomy was told it was ILC 7mm. So by a second set of eyes looking at my sono, my cancer was found. Couldn't be felt or seen on mammo . Surgeon said probably would have been another 6mths to year before it may have been felt or seen on mammo.