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edited February 2020 in Just Diagnosed
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  • tucci333
    tucci333 Member Posts: 6
    edited February 2020

    after 3d mammogram, ultra sound, and mri breast. 3 masses in right. one in left. had core biopsy done . received pathology report. ductal invasive grade 2 in left and lobular infiltrated multi centric. more involved. i was wondering why my pathology report doesn't say the stage , receptor status. i did receive the report in 2 days. does that part of report take longer. will be getting set up to go to cancer center soon.

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  • Beesie
    Beesie Member Posts: 12,240
    edited February 2020

    Sorry you've been diagnosed.

    Stage is determined after surgery, which includes checking the nodes. Sometimes additional diagnostic tests such as CT scans are also done prior to staging.

    Hormone receptor status - ER, PR and HER2 - usually is available from the biopsy but it often takes a bit longer to get these results. So there likely will be an addendum to your preliminary biopsy pathology report in the next few days with this information.

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  • gb2115
    gb2115 Member Posts: 1,894
    edited February 2020

    I wasn't staged until after surgery. Actually no one even told me my stage, I had to figure it out. I knew I had IDC by noon on a Thursday, and didn't know receptor status until late Monday.

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  • tucci333
    tucci333 Member Posts: 6
    edited February 2020

    thank you. i thought receptors would be there. will wait for addendum.

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  • tucci333
    tucci333 Member Posts: 6
    edited February 2020

    thank you. guess i am anxious for as much information as possible

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  • ElaineTherese
    ElaineTherese Member Posts: 3,328
    edited February 2020

    No one knows my "real stage" because I had chemo before surgery and it wiped out all the active cancer in my breast and node(s). All we have are estimates -- my lump was supposedly 5 cm.+ a satellite and we knew one node tested positive (fine needle biopsy). Knowing my stage wouldn't have changed my treatment plan because my tumor was definitely > 3 cm. and I was triple positive. No matter what, I was going to get the whole enchilada (surgery, radiation, chemo, targeted therapy and hormonal therapy).

    Don't worry about your stage. It's more important to know hormonal and HER2 status, and it may take awhile to get HER2 status.

    The most common form of breast cancer is IDC; the most common form of IDC is ER+/PR+/HER2-. For you, one question may be how your doctors decide to treat breast cancer of a mixed type (ductal/lobular).

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  • tucci333
    tucci333 Member Posts: 6
    edited February 2020

    thank you for response. i have soooo many questions. i am a very young 70 yr old plus a retired icu nurse. sometimes, i think my depth of inquisitiveness and need to know can make me think i am worse than i am. and i want to know everything yesterday! worry about everything from who to go to etc. not seen any doctors yet. hopefully, getting call this week from breast cancer center my gynecologist referred me to. but i am a real stickler with drs and tx. plans. just trying to come down to earth and not get to nervous


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  • ElaineTherese
    ElaineTherese Member Posts: 3,328
    edited February 2020

    It's OK, tucci. At least you have some background in the medical world! You'll feel a lot better when you have more information and your team comes up with a plan. Since you're a stickler, you may want to ask some of your nurse buddies for doctor recommendations in case you want a second (or third!) opinion about any proposed treatment plans.

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  • tucci333
    tucci333 Member Posts: 6
    edited February 2020

    i am trying to get some suggestions now. my wheelhouse was cardiology and trauma. oncology and totally different animal. i will stay open minded and take ti step by step thank you

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