Abnormal MRI @ 2 Years Post Treatment

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Sadie064
Sadie064 Member Posts: 9
edited February 2018 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

In September 2015, at age 37, I was diagnosed with Stage IIB triple positive IDC and was successfully treated with chemo (pCR), lumpectomy+sentinel node biopsy, and radiation ending in May 2016. Since that time, I have been on Aromasin and Lupron, and am being followed every 6 months with alternating mammo and MRI. Although I had such a great response to treatment, considering my mother also had breast cancer (at age 47), doctors feel I'm at a higher risk and the MRI is warranted.

This week, I had the usual MRI, but now am showing some sort of 1.4cm non-mass enhancement in the same quadrant as the original tumor. The doctor didn't have much more info yet about the exact location. She's ordered a biopsy. When I spoke with her, she mentioned this could be DCIS and asked who I'd prefer to have for a surgeon....which of course, makes me very anxious as I am reading into what she must be thinking/assuming about the results!

My question now is, since doctors have told me a recurrence is very rare in my particular disease, are there other reasons for a non-mass enhancement?

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  • KBeee
    KBeee Member Posts: 5,109
    edited January 2018

    I am not sure of other reasons for non mass enhancement; only a biopsy will be able to determine that. Hopefully they can get you in soon because I know the wait is excruciating. A recurrence happening in the way mine did was exceedingly rare, yet did happen; unfortunately, someone always has to be the one to fall on the wrong side of the statistics. I am very glad they are being aggressive in pursuing a biopsy so that you will have definitive answers. Sorry you have to go through this. Hoping the boipsy is benign. Please keep us posted.

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  • Lolis197138
    Lolis197138 Member Posts: 512
    edited January 2018

    Hi

    My MRI showed a focal region of non-mass enhancement I my good breast. I just did a mammogram .and ultrasound today. They didn't show anything. Sometimes MRI are too sensitive and may give false positive. Hormone changes can cause enhancements.

    A biopsy is the best way of diagnosis. I ended up having one today as they found something else which the radiologist thinks it's a fibroadenoma.

    Hope it turns out to be benign.


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  • Sadie064
    Sadie064 Member Posts: 9
    edited January 2018

    Thanks, everyone! Still waiting for my biopsy appointment....!

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  • Sadie064
    Sadie064 Member Posts: 9
    edited February 2018

    The results are in ... turns out to be scar tissue and calcification!

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  • dtad
    dtad Member Posts: 2,323
    edited February 2018

    Thats great!!

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