Totall Duct Excision/Lumpectomy

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HPLS1957
HPLS1957 Member Posts: 15
edited August 2019 in Not Diagnosed But Worried

I am scheduled to have an MRI for a clear breast discharge that has changed to bloody. The scheduler from my BS office said that afterwards they will schedule a lumpectomy. Is that the same as a duct excision? I'm confused. TIA

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  • djmammo
    djmammo Member Posts: 2,939
    edited August 2019

    HPLS1957

    Those are 2 different procedures but my guess is the BS's office people are so used to saying "lumpectomy" to their patients that it just came out.

    By definition a lumpectomy is the surgical removal of a cancer, often a palpable lump, hence the name. So far you have not been diagnosed with a cancer I assume. The little growths in the ducts that cause nipple discharge are usually benign but are routinely removed surgically.

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  • HPLS1957
    HPLS1957 Member Posts: 15
    edited August 2019

    Thank you for the reply. These past few months have been crazy.

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